Who is the Union?
The union is you and your co-workers provided you are affiliated. The AMWUZ is a democratic organisation at every level. The local branch officers who are the worker representatives at your mine are elected by you members.
Why Union?
There is power in numbers. With a union you Have a say about Wages, Benefits, Safety and workplace improvement. Through a Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA’S) workers are able to improve their working and their lives.
Unity is Strength
Workers soon find that they have a common interest. This common interest is referred to by unionists as solidarity. Workers join together in order to increase their bargaining power.
Why join a union?
There is power in numbers. With a union you Have a say about Wages, Benefits, Safety and workplace improvement. Through a Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA’S) workers are able to improve their working and their lives.
Better Wages
Trade union aims to win adequate secure wages. This means giving you a reasonable standard of living. It also means winning fair shares, especially if productivity is improving. and it means protecting your income during sickness, when having children, and in retirement. A secure income means a reasonable basic rate not having to rely on overtime and bonus payments which change from week to week. Union also aims to make sure you get a proper grading system.
Better working conditions
AMWUZ has learnt that they can bargain over many other conditions of work. A workers quality of life is not defined buy just the amount of money he/she earns
Better living conditions
In Zimbabwe most mine workers still live in compounds or mine villages. This means that the union has to bargain for a wide range of community service. Working conditions and living conditions in most mines are directly determined by mine management and are therefore the concern of the union.
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FAMOUS QUOTES
about trade unions
Trade unions have been an essential force for social change, without which a semblance of a decent and humane society is impossible under capitalism.
Pope Francis
Pope FrancisWhere I come from, from a very different point of view, it's a Labour heartland, it's a trade union heartland, and I'll have a very personal campaign against me there.
