Contents: Introduction, Franco Barchiesi and Tom Bramble. The Politics of Trade Unionism in the 'New South Africa': Neoliberal corporatism: origins and implications for South Africa, Lesley Catchpowle and Christine Cooper; The road to the right: COSATU economic policy in the post-apartheid period, Oupa Lehulere; COSATU and the tripartite alliance since 1994, Dale T. McKinley; Unions and privatisation in South Africa, 1990-2001, Maria van Driel; Black empowerment: a tripartite engagement with capitalism, Georgina Murray; The moment of Western Marxism in South Africa, Andrew Nash. Organising in the Shadow of Flexibility: Social citizenship, the decline of waged labour and changing worker strategies, Franco Barchiesi; Dealing with 'This Thing Called Gender': democracy, power and gender relations in trade unions, Liesl Orr; In search of greener pastures: trade unionism in the agricultural sector, Gilton Klerck and Lalitha Naidoo; Labour market flexibility in the retail sector: possibilities for resistance, Bridget Kenny. Organising Under New Rules: The Impact of the New Labour Relations Regime: Social movement unionism since the fall of apartheid: the case of NUMSA on the East Rand, Tom Bramble; Pressing challenges in the South African labour movement: an interview with John Appolis and Dinga Sikwebu; Bibliography; Index.