Union breathes fire at Makro stores over mass dismissals and unmet wage demands
The SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union is seething over what it alleges is the mass dismissal of striking members at Makro and its unmet wage demands. Makro is owned by African retail and wholesale group Massmart.
The union accused Massmart of imposing a regime of fear on workers through mass dismissals and other forms of intimidation, attacking collective bargaining efforts and union-bashing. “Our research has revealed little support for the strike action among Saccawu members. Evidence supporting this is that there’s been a massive spike in resignations from the union since the strike action was announced,” said Massmart spokesperson Brian Leroni.Leroni added that more than 1 200 Makro employees affiliated to the union had resigned to accept the company’s wage offer.
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