{"id":551740,"date":"2007-03-12T00:32:23","date_gmt":"2007-03-12T00:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/technology\/551740-vodacom-workers-set-to-strike.html"},"modified":"2007-03-12T00:32:23","modified_gmt":"2007-03-12T00:32:23","slug":"vodacom-workers-set-to-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/551740-vodacom-workers-set-to-strike.html","title":{"rendered":"Vodacom workers set to strike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Workers would picket in the morning and lunchtime on Monday and Tuesday, said union spokesperson Mfanafuthi Sithebe. <\/font><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, strike action would be taken when workers would march to Vodacom headquarters in Midrand to hand over a memorandum. <\/font><\/p>\n

"The company’s refusal to entertain any negotiations with workers has resulted in the current dispute," said Sithebe in a statement. <\/font><\/p>\n

"In an attempt to bring the company into negotiations, hundreds of workers at Vodacom will hold pickets." <\/font><\/p>\n

Vodacom had refused to recognise the union which meant it could not represent its members on labour issues with the company, Sithebe said. <\/font><\/p>\n

The union was awarded a certificate of non-resolution last month by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) which allowed for industrial action. <\/font><\/p>\n

Workers also wanted to participate in Vodacom’s black economic empowerment transactions, he said. <\/font><\/p>\n

‘Tired of conditions’<\/strong> <\/font><\/p>\n

"We are tired of these conditions of work," said Portia Sithole, a Vodacom employee in the statement. <\/font><\/p>\n

"We want to talk. Vodacom needs to change and respect unions." <\/font><\/p>\n

Last week Vodacom spokesperson Dot Field said the CWU was not recognised because it had less than 30% membership in the company. <\/font><\/p>\n

She said according to a collective agreement, a union had to have a 30% membership to be recognised. <\/font><\/p>\n

The CWU had less than 10% membership, she said. <\/font><\/p>\n

"We have no problem with our workers joining the union," she added. <\/font><\/p>\n

The largest communications union in South Africa, the CWU had 1 200 members at Vodacom, Sithebe said.<\/font><\/p>\n

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