tailieunhanh - COSATU’S Contested Legacy

Images of striking COSATU workers, singing, marching and toyi-toying are a familiar sight for most South Africans and external observers of the country's politics. Similarly, COSATU's feisty general secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi has become a household name, commanding respect and admiration among millions and loathing and fear among his enemies and those who are on the | COSATU S CONTESTED LEGACY Free download from EDITED BY Sakhela Buhlungu Malehoko Tshoaedi HSRC PRESS Free download from Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa First published 2012 ISBN soft cover 978-0-7969-2395-0 ISBN pdf 978-0-7969-2396-7 ISBN e-pub 978-0-7969-2397-4 2012 Human Sciences Research Council African territorial rights only This book has undergone a double-blind independent peer review process overseen by the HSRC Press Editorial Board. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Human Sciences Research Council the Council or indicate that the Council endorses the views of the authors. In quoting from this publication readers are advised to attribute the source of the information to the individual author concerned and not to the Council. Copyedited by Liz Sparg Typeset by Simon van Gend Cover design by Oswald Kurten Index by Abdul S. Bemath Printed by Name of printer city country Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver Tel 27 0 21 701 4477 Fax 27 0 21 701 7302 Contents Free download from List of tables v List of figures vii Abbreviations and acronyms viii Preface xi 1 A contested legacy organisational and political challenges facing COSATU 1 Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi 2 The experience of conducting a longitudinal study the COSATU Workers Survey 2008 32 Christine Bischoff and Malehoko Tshoaedi 3 COSATU oligarchy and the consolidation of democracy in an African context 56 Johann Maree 4 Making sense of unionised workers political attitudes the un represen-tation of women s voices in COSATU 90 Malehoko Tshoaedi 5 The sociology of upward social mobility among COSATU shop stewards 110 Themba Masondo 6 COSATU the 2010 Class Project and the contest for the soul of the ANC 132 Ari Sitas 7 What would you do if the government fails to .