Research and Media Department

1. Our Mandate

To provide research, data, and analysis that informs SACCAWU’s strategies, negotiations, and campaigns.
To manage media relations and communications, ensuring that SACCAWU’s voice is heard in workplaces, communities, and across society.
To highlight the struggles, victories, and demands of workers in the commercial, catering, and allied sectors.

Research: Track developments in the retail and hospitality sectors, produce analyses to guide collective bargaining and union policy.
Media & Communication: Draft statements, organize press conferences, and manage media coverage of SACCAWU’s activities.
Campaign Support: Provide messaging and research materials to strengthen campaigns on issues like job security, decent work, fair wages, and gender equality.
Information Dissemination: Ensure members, the public, and allies are kept informed about SACCAWU’s work through press briefings, publications, and digital platforms.