Spokesman Pheane Ramoadi, speaking over the sound of vuvuzelas, said the unionised workers were unhappy that the situation had not been resolved over the past six years.<\/p>\n
“We are marching to the post office head office over salary imbalances in the company because the company is paying employees based on their race. If you’re black you get a different salary, if you’re coloured you get a different salary,” he said.<\/p>\n
He said the peaceful march had been authorised and police were on the scene monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n
The CWU rejected an attempt by the SA Post Office (Sapo) to end the labour impasse on Monday.<\/p>\n
CWU general secretary Gallant Roberts said at the time that talks between Sapo and the union ended early on Monday morning.<\/p>\n
Sapo placed a proposal, amounting to R120 million, on the table.<\/p>\n
This amount would cover salary increases as well as correct the salary anomalies at the root of the dispute between the company and workers.<\/p>\n
Workers downed tools last Thursday, with the union charging that whites earned more than blacks for doing the same job.<\/p>\n
Roberts said reports he received indicated that most of the union’s 14,000 members had joined the strike this week.<\/p>\n
Services affected most were mail collection and delivery, and door-to-door and counter-to-counter parcel delivery.<\/p>\n