Workers Day Celebration at Curries Fountain

​Congress of South African Trade Unions’s (COSATU) Annual May Day Celebration was held at Curries Fountain on Sunday 1 May 2016. The stadium was packed to capacity and was addressed by Bheki Ntshalintshali of COSATU and Gwede Mantashe from the ANC. This year’s rallies across the country was Celebrating 30 years defending collective bargaining, workers jobs and our hard won rights. A statement from COSATU says “This year’s May Day celebrations is first and foremost about taking the war to our class enemies and consolidating unity among workers. It is about celebrating and defending our victories whilst at the same time preparing to heighten our battles against the neo-liberal offensive by our class enemies”.