Tuesday, November 26, 2013

South Africa: Largest labor union, NUMSA looking to break way from ANC - may form political party

(Reuters) - South Africa's biggest union is considering pulling out of the African National Congress (ANC)-aligned Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) labor federation to form its own political entity, a split that could hurt the ruling party in next year's elections, senior union sources said on Tuesday.

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is increasingly at odds with the ANC and COSATU over labor policies it says are too pro-business.

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