Jan 212014
The 4th Annual Shop Steward Conference will be held at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Gauteng East Rand. The conference covers various leadership approaches that both parties can adopt while negotiating to avoid strikes at all costs. The number of strikes hit a five-year high in South Africa last year, with almost half of them being illegal or unprotected and involving violence of some form. Issues around governance were most prevalent in these disputes with both parties in dispute failing to exercise sound leadership.
KEY STRATEGIES TO BE DISCUSSED
- Analysing The Future Of Trade Unionism In South Africa
- The Role Of The Shop Steward In Pushing For Transformation
- The Existence Of Women In Trade Unions
- Educating Shop Stewards And Employer Officials On Their Responsibilities In Preventing Unrest
- Looking At The Harmonising Role Of The Shop Steward In The Workplace
- Ensuring Strong Leadership Within Unions
- To Strike Or Not To Strike Considering The Bigger Picture
- Enforcing A Sense Of Solidarity Amongst Trade Union Members
- Reaching Collaboration Between ER, IR And Union Leaders
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
All Union Members, Shop Stewards, Employers Including:
- Union Presidents
- Union Officials
- General Secretaries
- IR Manager
- Negotiators
- National Spokesperson
- Chief Shop Stewards
- Industrial Relations Officer
- Union Office Bearers
- Head of Employee Relations
- Dispute Management Prevention Commissioner
- HR Managers
Click here to register for this conference
