The Caravan Moves On

Yesterday it was stated here that the Communist University distribution would not come out today. Immediately afterwards, material started to come in which could not be put aside. The movement never sleeps. The first item linked below is COSATU GS Zwelinzima Vavi’s input to the NEHAWU National Bargaining Conference presently taking place in Benoni, east of Johannesburg. COSATU affiliate SACCAWU has released a statement condemning anonymous slanders in the media. See the document linked below. The militant and fast-growing COSATU affiliate SATAWU has announced a programme of escalation in its dispute with employers in the cleaning sector, including demonstrations at airports, private hospitals, and malls on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week. See the linked item for details and call for secondary action. Swazi trade unionists appreciate COSATU’s solidarity, in terms both of the fact-finding mission and report, and the border blockade of April 12th, 2006. The linked document from four Swazi unions backs COSATU unreservedly against its critics in that country. SACP GS Dr Blade Nzimande is to make a significant statement tomorrow at the annual conference of the Institute of Retirement Funds in Durban. See the attached notice for details. In case you are still not aware, today is the Annual General Meeting of the SACP Johannesburg Central Branch, taking place from 10h00 at the SATAWU office, Old Mutual Building, 29 Kerk Street, between Loveday and Harrison Streets, Johannesburg. The branch fully expects to consolidate its position in preparation for an active year giving service and leadership to the organised working class and the poor in general. The Communist University today reached second position, out of a total of 6, 561 public “wikispaces” in the world, in terms of the total number of “page views”. The CU total of page views to date is 262, 563. The top spot is occupied by a cell-phone fanciers’ site, which scores about 2500 page-views per day, as compared to our present average of approximately 1000 per day. To increase our readership, we need more e-mail addresses to add to this Communist University circulation list, which currently numbers about 870. Please assist in getting more subscribers for the CU list if you can. Click on these links: COSATU GS Z Vavi to NEHAWU National Bargaining Conference (2336 words) SACCAWU Media Release On Alleged COSATU Leadership Wrangle (881 words) Secondary strikes for Cleaning sector, SATAWU (167 words) Swaziland, SNACS-STAWU-SATU-SNA Statement (889 words) FSCC Chairperson and SACP GS Dr Blade Nzimande to address IRF (92 words)