Recent pay rises suggest that collective bargaining may be on the way back: Paramedics and ambulance staff striking for better pay in January 2023. Ajit Wick/Shutterstock London bus drivers working for transport company Abellio recently negotiated an 18% pay rise following industrial action organised by the trade union Unite. Such success shows the impact that …
South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people?: Anton Petrus/Getty Images South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains to regional …
Hard bargaining, not another magic plan, will get South Africa’s economy growing: South Africa's Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba, needs more than the 14-point plan to revive the economy. REUTERS/Rogan Ward Finance ministers in today’s South Africa should be judged not by whether they have plans to rescue the economy themselves, but by their plans to …