Examining the role of trade unions during salary negotiations in public schools
Sipho Makgopa ORCID ↗ · Mpho Makgopa ORCID ↗
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science · 2025 · Vol. 14 / Issue 2 · 141-145
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Abstract
Educators in public schools deserve decent unions in negotiating for salary increases for educators in living salaries for their teaching services. The aim of this paper is to examine the role of trade public schools. A qualitative research approach was adopted to address the aim of the paper and fifteen educators affiliated to trade unions were interviewed. Content analysis method is used to analyse the primary data obtained during in-depth interviews. The findings of this study uncovered that trade unions negotiate for salaries increases for educators based on the mandate received from the members in branches. This paper offers recommendations to key stakeholders in public schools and future research directions on the topic.
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