Union membership falls as strikes rise

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Membership of South African trade unions had declined from 4.3 million in 2000 to 3.2 million in 2010, said Loane Sharp, Adcorp's labour market analyst, in a statement.

This trend was "out of sync" with the surge in strikes and work stoppages reported so far this year.

In 2010, South Africa lost 14.6 million strike-induced work days.

This year, this figure would increase by 22 percent to 17.8 million, Sharp said.

"Already strikes are significantly ahead of 2010 levels on a year-to-date basis and, worryingly, 68 percent of strikes have been in the private sector.
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http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2011/08/10/union-membership-falls-as-strikes-rise
 
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