Solidarity expands

Solidarity trade union recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. It was originally started as the Mine Worker's Union 100 years ago. As part of the celebrations, a R100-million Growth Fund was launched to expand the trade union’s benefits and services. The current Helping Hands bursary fund is too small. Last year it provided bursaries of R1,4 million to 200 children. The Growth Fund will enable Solidarity to expand Sol-Tech to a fully-fledged Technical College that can train a thousand artisans per yea. A building has already been identified in Andeon, Pretoria. An Afrikaans distance learning college will also form part of the planned expansion.