Both municipalities and private security companies in the North West province are pushing an anti-socialist agenda in the interests of the petty bourgeoisie, which is moving towards weakening the trade unions and the working class.

COSATU North West supported the provincial march of the municipal union (SAMWU), on 9th March 2007 to the SALGA North West Conference in Vryburg. The speaker from SALGA, who happened to be elected as Deputy Provincial Chairperson, made a commitment to SAMWU members and the people of North West that all the demands presented to SALGA will be addressed within fourteen days.

The demands include among other things:
 Stop privatisation in the entire province,
 End casualisation
 Create quality and sustainable jobs now, including the permanent employment of all people who have been used as casuals by municipalities.

COSATU North West province also strongly condemns the provincial government departments that awarded tenders to a security company which is now victimising our members and threatening them not to join COSATU unions.

We call upon all employers in the North West, including government and senior politicians, to stop trying to order our members to join trade unions, which management prefers, especially unions that are not affiliated to COSATU. This must be stopped now. Workers have a right to join union of their choice

Secondly we call upon the Department of Labour, jointly with COSATU through a partnership agreement, to visit the houses of MECs, other serving government officials and those who own security companies during working hours to investigate whether their domestic workers are registered in accordance with the sectoral determination.

Our view is that government should play a major role in encouraging the enforcement of all labour legislation, and not promote anti-trade unionism for their personal gains.

The arrogance of some individual municipalities and senior leaders in government is uncalled for. There are still municipalities and provincial government who are unable to produce skill plans, an EEA plan, or an Occupational Health and Safety Plan or Policy.

Once again our members are advised not to be victimised by anybody, and to make sure that they belong to the federation or trade union of their choice.