Today is May Day. And, for the first time in a long and quite active life as a social campaigner I shall approach that historic occasion not with jubilation, pride and determination, but with sadness.
And I will not be alone: there appears to be a growing consensus that May Day 2023 may mark the nadir — the lowest point — to which the local labour movement has fallen.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.