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Numsa boss Irvin Jim and his union drew first blood in his tussle with Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi for the soul of the trade union federation.
Internal report says the new labour federation is in crisis, mainly due to differences over whether to back the Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party.
The four national executive committee members were sanctioned last month after leading a charge to have general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi suspended.
The National Union of Metalworkers of SA has written to Saftu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi demanding that he immediately call a special central committee over the suspensions of the federation's national office bearers.
The political fallout from Zwelinzima Vavi’s suspension from Saftu has been swift. Saftu’s top leadership structure has been left rudderless at a time when workers remain vulnerable to job losses.