Telecoms strike ‘will affect Confed’
TELECOMS services for the Fifa Confederations Cup could be affected if a planned Communication Workers’ Union strike against Telkom takes place in three weeks.
No agreement was reached at the last meeting on May 27 between the parastatal and the three unions involved in wage negotiations — CWU, Solidarity and South African Communications’ Union.
Unions initially demanded a 16 percent increase on basic salary, but reduced the demand to 13 percent. The company is offering up to 7.5 percent.
Richard Poulton, leader of the CWU negotiating team, said: “The reality is that Telkom did not improve on its offer from the very first meeting. They stood steadfast at their budgeted amount of a 7.5 percent increase on their current wage bill.”
The union is worried that a strike action by its members employed at Telkom will negatively affect the Confederations Cup.
CWU members working at Telkom, SABC and Sentech will be involved in the provision of information communications technology services such as broadcasting to the Confederations Cup.
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