NEHAWU'S RESPONSE TO THE ANC NEC JANUARY 8TH STATEMENT
NEHAWU join millions of people around the world in sending our best wishes to the African National Congress that celebrated its 101st anniversary on the 8th of January 2013.The people's movement celebrated its 101st anniversary since its formation by hosting a huge rally in Durban, Kings Park Stadium on the 12th of January 2012, where a customary annual NEC message was delivered by ANC President Cde Jacob Zuma.
This momentous occasion comes after a very successful ANC 53RD National Conference that was held in Mangaung,Free State. NEHAWU is proud to be an ally of the African National Congress, the oldest liberation movement on the continent, that has led the people of this country with integrity and courage for over hundred years and brought them freedom and democracy.
The 53rd ANC National Conference in Mangaung saw the election of currently serving trade unionists to its National Executive Committee. They follow in the footsteps and long tradition of stalwarts like Moses Mabhida,Harry Gwala,Joe Slovo,Gwede Mantashe and a lot of other trade unionists and communists who have held senior leadership positions in the ANC.
Our union is proud that amongst those elected to serve in the ANC NEC is the SACP Central Committee and Politburo Member, the current NEHAWU General Secretary, Comrade Fikile "Slovo" Majola.We congratulate him and all worker leaders who have been elected in the ANC NEC and we are confident that they will ensure that the voice of the workers is heard in the broad church that is the ANC. We expect them to ensure that the ANC remains a disciplined force of the left that is biased towards the poor and the working class.
Moving forward we will work hard to make sure that we intensify the Cosatu Campaign of "Swelling of the Ranks" that seeks to ensure that trade unions join and hold leadership positions in both the SACP and the ANC at all levels.