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the CWU has indicated that it will not conduct interviews with SABC radio or television as part of its industrial action.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will meet with representatives of the SABC on Monday, November 23, the union said in a statement Sunday.
SABC staff resorted to an industrial strike on Friday to try to prevent SABC from going ahead with the proposed layoffs of more than 400 employees. The SABC is under pressure to try to cut its wage bill.
SABC has been suffering financially for some time due to declining advertising revenue and low license fee rates. Critics say the situation was made worse by mismanagement and corruption.
According to the CWU, he had received an invitation letter from the SABC requesting to meet urgently with the union to discuss alternatives to the firings at the state broadcaster. The union agrees to provide feedback after the meeting.
“We know very well that it is not over and it may be long before it is over, however we are happy that our action can be coined as a successful protest,” the union says in its latest statement. “We continue to call on SABC workers; our affiliates, non-union members, contractors, freelancers and permanent workers to go on strike until our demands are met.”
In the CWU’s view, those at SABC who continue to work “are actually facilitating management to continue with its downsizing plans.” That is why the union greets its members and workers who are on strike and encourages them to continue with the strike.
In addition, the CWU has indicated that it will not conduct any interview with SABC radio or television as part of its industrial action as expected by “those who [be] interviewing us to be on strike. “
CWU General Secretary Aubrey Tshabalala told City Press that SABC’s invitation to the union to attend an urgent meeting was a positive sign for workers. In Tshabalala’s view, the SABC would eventually be forced to back down “because we are ready to roll up our sleeves and enter the battlefield if we do not reach an agreement by Wednesday.”
Fin24 previously reported that SABC COO Ian Plaatjies said that the transformational work being done by SABC’s board and management has far-reaching consequences beyond SABC’s sustainability, that is, to grow the company. local industry.
