Makro workers who have opted not to resign from SA Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) will not receive increases and back pay during the festive period
This is according to Massmart's vice-president Brian Leroni, who told City Press that at least a hundred members had resigned from the union.
“Interestingly, we have received feedback from shop stewards that while they agree the company cannot afford a higher increase, the union has instructed them to strike at Makro. We have little insight into this instruction other than to speculate that it is linked to wider industrial action taking place elsewhere in the country.” Meanwhile, the second deputy president of Saccawu, Mike Tau, dispelled that workers had resigned from the union.
It further said that if the workers decided to resign from the union, then they were guaranteed to be paid this year's increase and back pay for the Christmas season. “This is a clear violation of the country’s Constitution, especially section 18, which guarantees everyone, including our members, the right to freedom of association. Over and above this, the company and the Massmart group have a long track record of unfair labour practices,” said a Saccawu statement.
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