FYI
01-09-2014 JOHANNESBURG – The South African Post Office (Sapo) has confirmed it has dismissed 473 casual workers who have been been on strike for three weeks.
The employees had called on management to employ them permanently and were sacked after what the Post Office says was a campaign of violence and intimidation.
The strike has caused severe delays in the delivery of mail from the Tshwane and East Rand distribution centres.
The service says it is currently in the process of permanently employing 900 casual workers but was forced to dismiss nearly 500 due to escalating incidents of violence.
Sapo says the entrance to the Tshwane Distribution Centre was blocked during the strike action and employees have been intimidated.
It's understood the workers are not represented by any union and it's still unclear if they will appeal the dismissal.
It says delays are likely to continue until the workers are replaced.
12-09-2014 Johannesburg - The Communication Workers Union's dispute with the SA Post Office is not over, the union said on Friday.
"We would like to put on record that our dispute with the SA Post Office over several issues, key to them being salary increments, remains in force," general secretary Thabo Mogalane told journalists in Johannesburg.
Members of the CWU had been on strike over salary increases at post office branches countrywide.
The strike ended on Wednesday. A mediation process was agreed upon by the parties to resolve the dispute within four weeks.
Mogalane said the union was dismayed and felt betrayed by the employer for recognising a task team as a bargaining agent.
The task team was dealing with the issue of converting casual workers into full-time employment.
Undermining structures
"This is done whereas there is a recognised union. This is a clear sign that management is undermining structures and process agreed to with organised labour," he said.
The union's deputy president, Clyde Mervin, said workers would down tools again if there was no resolution within four weeks.
The union welcomed President Jacob Zuma's announcement that the Special Investigating Unit would probe alleged serious maladministration, improper conduct by Sapo officials, and unlawful appropriation or spending of public money.
Other allegations to be probed included malpractice, damage to public property, management of immovable property, and loans granted to the Courier and Freight Group (Pty) Limited.
01-09-2014 JOHANNESBURG – The South African Post Office (Sapo) has confirmed it has dismissed 473 casual workers who have been been on strike for three weeks.
The employees had called on management to employ them permanently and were sacked after what the Post Office says was a campaign of violence and intimidation.
The strike has caused severe delays in the delivery of mail from the Tshwane and East Rand distribution centres.
The service says it is currently in the process of permanently employing 900 casual workers but was forced to dismiss nearly 500 due to escalating incidents of violence.
Sapo says the entrance to the Tshwane Distribution Centre was blocked during the strike action and employees have been intimidated.
It's understood the workers are not represented by any union and it's still unclear if they will appeal the dismissal.
It says delays are likely to continue until the workers are replaced.
12-09-2014 Johannesburg - The Communication Workers Union's dispute with the SA Post Office is not over, the union said on Friday.
"We would like to put on record that our dispute with the SA Post Office over several issues, key to them being salary increments, remains in force," general secretary Thabo Mogalane told journalists in Johannesburg.
Members of the CWU had been on strike over salary increases at post office branches countrywide.
The strike ended on Wednesday. A mediation process was agreed upon by the parties to resolve the dispute within four weeks.
Mogalane said the union was dismayed and felt betrayed by the employer for recognising a task team as a bargaining agent.
The task team was dealing with the issue of converting casual workers into full-time employment.
Undermining structures
"This is done whereas there is a recognised union. This is a clear sign that management is undermining structures and process agreed to with organised labour," he said.
The union's deputy president, Clyde Mervin, said workers would down tools again if there was no resolution within four weeks.
The union welcomed President Jacob Zuma's announcement that the Special Investigating Unit would probe alleged serious maladministration, improper conduct by Sapo officials, and unlawful appropriation or spending of public money.
Other allegations to be probed included malpractice, damage to public property, management of immovable property, and loans granted to the Courier and Freight Group (Pty) Limited.
