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NUMSA defiant after expulsion Luyolo Mkentane, The New Age, Johannesburg, 10 November 2014 Metalworkers' union NUMSA has not ruled out forming a trade union federation after being expelled from COSATU on Saturday. NUMSA, which has vowed to fight the expulsion, said the knives were now out for its close ally, COSATU general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. "We can form a new federation. That remains an open option," NUMSA general secretary Irvin Jim said, briefing the media in Johannesburg yesterday. "Vavi is next on the (purge) list. They will completely ban Vavi. I don't think they will spare Vavi. It's clear he's next on the list. I'm convinced they will dismiss him. They don't want that man in the federation," he said. Vavi could not be reached for comment. Jim said there was no basis for their expulsion from COSATU in the early hours of Saturday morning, during a sitting of the special central executive committee, which started on Friday. "We hate the neo-liberal policies the ANC has been championing over the past 20 years. We are completely defiant and unapologetic. (ANC secretary-general Gwede) Mantashe can look for the nearest cliff and jump." NUMSA are to hold provincial shop steward councils to give their members an opportunity to reflect on the union's expulsion and chart a way forward. NUMSA's expulsion was because of resolutions it adopted at its special national congress last year to extend its scope by recruiting members in sectors where other COSATU unions operate. COSATU president Sdumo Dlamini said: "We are not commenting. We will issue a statement on Tuesday." [email protected] From: http://www.thenewage.co.za/142777-1007-53-Numsa_defiant_after_expulsion -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
