http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2006/01/20/new-labour-laws-are-go en-us 40 Third world country. First world politics. <p>Well it seems the idea bandied about by Mbeki and Manuel that new labour laws are on the cards is seemingly more and more a <a href="http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3073939">done deal</a>.</p> <p>Trade unions are of course not happy with <span class="caps">COSATU</span> Secretary General Zwelinzima Vavi saying in typical fashion that <span class="caps">COSATU</span> will &#8220;resist up to the last man&#8221;. You know that scene in Austin Powers where Austin is driving a steamroller towards a guard and the guard just screams but doesn&#8217;t get out the way despite the fact the steamroller is twenty meters away? Can you guess who is the guard and who is the steamroller in this scenario?</p> Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:41:00 -0600 urn:uuid:7b9bcaed987d8639a823220422cd3db2 Farrel http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2006/01/20/new-labour-laws-are-go COSATU Labour National Government http://www.politics.za.net/articles/trackback/38 <p>Frankly, no, I can&#8217;t; who?</p> Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:49:07 -0600 urn:uuid: http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2006/01/20/new-labour-laws-are-go#comment-374 <p>How can we take Vavi seriously when he said of &#8220;tsunami&#8221; with Zuma&#8217;s troubles?</p> Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:56:01 -0600 urn:uuid: http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2006/01/20/new-labour-laws-are-go#comment-373