Cell C has supended 400 workers, but it’s not about race, says ICTU Cellckwenzenjane
was trending in South Africa on Thursday morning, with a tweet on the matter by popular but controversial Twitter parody account Man’s Not Barry Roux – recently revealed byThe tweet alleges that 400 workers were suspended by the cellular company “for fighting against racism in the company”.
He said the union’s issues were detailed in a memorandum sent to Cell C that had “nothing to do with race”.Lepheane said the matter, which dated back to 2018, had been referred to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration , providing The Citizen with the case number GAJB8665-19.April and Cell C accepted the memorandum and promised employees they would revert” but failed to do so.
Lepheane alleged that part of the dispute arose as a result of “management taking shop stewards to meetings” and trying to “influence” these shop stewards and determine how they represented their members.He added that meetings had taken place between the union, Cell C, and Blu Label – the majority shareholder of the company, was facilitated by Johannesburg Bar advocate Michael Van As, and that the parties “agreed in principal”.
He also alleged that Whatsapp messages have been sent in an attempt to force workers to return to work and that “intimidation and harassment is high”.Cell C has confirmed the suspensions, saying the strikes were illegal.
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