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20 May 2013
                       
 
 
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28 Apr 2013
 
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, calls for a stop to ‘race-firmative’ action (28/04/2013)
STATEMENT
The trade union Solidarity launched an enormous campaign announcing alternative ideas regarding affirmative action in South Africa. The campaign is conducted under the banner Stop Race-firmative...
 
 
12 Apr 2013
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, Department of Correctional Services withdraws objections to Solidarity’s affirmative action case (12/04/2013)
STATEMENT
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) withdrew all its technical objections to Solidarity’s court case against its controversial affirmative action plan in the Cape Town Labour Court this...
 
 
08 Apr 2013
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, Solidarity and the DCS face each other in court over controversial affirmative action plan (08/04/2013)
STATEMENT
The Labour Court in Cape Town announced that the court case of trade union Solidarity against the controversial affirmative action plan of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) in the...
 
 
03 Mar 2013
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, stops South African Police Service affirmative action plan in court (03/03/2013)
STATEMENT
In one of the most far-reaching affirmative action judgements the Labour Court in Johannesburg stopped all promotions within the South African Police Service (SAPS) that are implemented according...
 
 
13 Feb 2013
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, trade union, launches campaign for tax rebates on security services (13/02/2013)
STATEMENT
Trade union Solidarity today launched a comprehensive campaign to pressure government to grant a tax rebate to taxpayers who take steps to ensure their own safety. According to a report by the...
 
 
29 Nov 2012
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, civil resistance leads to victory against proposed empowerment codes for socio-economic development contributions (29/11/2012)
STATEMENT
Yesterday civil resistance resulted in the Department of Trade and Industry retracting its proposed empowerment codes for socio-economic development contributions, the trade union Solidarity said...
 
 
27 Nov 2012
 
 
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, asserts that farm murders should be classified as a priority crime (27/11/2012)
STATEMENT
The report forms part of a national campaign against farm murders by the Solidarity Movement which includes the SRI, the trade union Solidarity, AfriForum and Kraal Uitgewers.
 
 
18 Nov 2012
 
Solidarity: Statement by Piet le Roux, Solidarity Spokesperson, begins massive campaign to stop Rob (18/11/2012)
STATEMENT
The Solidarity Movement, which includes Solidarity, AfriForum and Helping Hand, today launched a massive campaign to stop the recently proposed BBEEE codes announced by Trade and Industry Minister...
 
 
08 Nov 2012
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, affirmative action case postponed pending final ruling in Renate Barnard case (08/11/2012)
STATEMENT
Trade union Solidarity and the South African Police Service (SAPS) today agreed in the Labour Court in Braamfontein to postpone a case regarding affirmative action between the two parties until a...
 
 
02 Nov 2012
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, takes Barnard case to Constitutional Court (02/11/2012)
STATEMENT
Solidarity will approach the Constitutional Court to appeal the Labour Appeal Court’s ruling in the Renate Barnard affirmative action case. It will be the first time that an affirmative action...
 
 
26 Sep 2012
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, declares that Minister of Police’s statistics on farm attacks are ‘thumbsuck’ (26/09/2012)
STATEMENT
The allegations of the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, that most farm attacks result from wage disputes between employees and employers stem from his left thumb, according to Dirk Hermann, the...
 
 
16 Sep 2012
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, on court decision on applications embargo from certain racial groups (16/09/2012)
STATEMENT
Trade union Solidarity served process upon the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) on Friday and requested the court to give finality on whether or not an employer may place an absolute...
 
 
11 Sep 2012
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy Chief Executive, on implications of Woolworths’s racial policy (11/09/2012)
STATEMENT
If Woolworths applies its racial policy to make its labour force representative of the country’s racial demographics, as stated in a letter from the group to Solidarity, then more than 3 000...
 
 
06 Sep 2012
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, challenging Woolworths to test its affirmative action policy in Labour Court (06/09/2012)
STATEMENT
Solidarity today challenged Woolworths in a letter to defend its policy of absolute representivity based on the country’s racial demographics in the Labour Court. The trade union proposed that...
 
 
05 Sep 2012
 
Solidarity: Statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary, launches public campaign against Woolworths (05/09/2012)
STATEMENT
Today at 12:00 the trade union Solidarity launched a huge campaign against Woolworths after the group failed to retract advertisements for posts for which only black candidates will be considered....
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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