Telecoms strike ‘will affect Confed’

I could care less about the Confed cup or the 2010 cup, bring it on.
 
Reminds me of the Telkom propaganda on tele at the moment:

"Telkom - teaming together to make 2010 happen". Teaming together on the streets to toyi toyi does not count ffs...
 
Double digit increases plus a significant list of other demands...?

Do the unions concerned realise that the world economy is in recession and that telco's the world over are retrenching staff?

Being offered 7.5% (on package, not basic salary) plus a few other benefits is a good deal, coupled with a 2 year moratorium on retrenchments, is a good deal.

They cannot blame a company for their own financial woes caused by a global meltdown.

I see the next step here... Unions get the 13% + other benefits they demand, then Telkom promptly retrench 20% of the workforce!
 
BTW, the only way the unions could impact on the Confed Cup would be to commit acts of sabotage...

This will not strengthen their case.
 
I am beginning to think these unions are out to do just that... sabotage the fifa cups
 
Nice... so due to government's meddling in telecoms, telkom's still a monopoly, and there's no other carrier left to turn to.

Ironic!!! I love it!!! :D:D:D
 
Fortunately there are enough non-unionised telkom workers to keep everything up and running for the whole confed cup without anyone noticing. You may notice a problem if your line goes down and there is no-one to fix it.

This is just the beginning of the war between Telkom and the unions and it is not going to be pretty.
 
The union is worried that a strike action by its members employed at Telkom will negatively affect the Confederations Cup
I must admit I am totally confused by this statement by the Union.If they were that worried why call a strike?The increase demanded by the Unions is totally unrealistic in today's times and inflationary to say the least.
 
If you see the kind of share allocations and bonuses that top management get, you can't blame the unions for demanding more. Recession aside, the company has got the money to pay higher salaries to those doing the actual work. I mean, would Confed Cup etc really be affected if all Top Management were removed overnight? Compare that to removing the people on the ground. Then ask why the high up guys get such huge salaries.

I mean look in the interim results, Mr September gets 28000+ share allocation for 2009,2010. On the dividend alone, he received just over R1m for the newly vested shares. Nevermind the shares he bought last year or already had. Yet there is no money for increases for 1000's of staff who have families and work night shifts, weekends and with danger pay etc.

Yes, the union demands were a little over the top - but seeing the company meeting them in the the middle (say 10%) would be a great brand builder! Why don't we ever see these kinds of stories with Vodacom, MTN etc - their staff must be happy with their increases :)
 
The union is worried that a strike action by its members employed at Telkom will negatively affect the Confederations Cup.
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BS! They would love nothing better to show their power to bring the "Bosses" down. Unions. Bleh:sick:
 
placebo said:
The union is worried that a strike action by its members employed at Telkom will negatively affect the Confederations Cup
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This is what is known in the business as a threat. The unions are not threatening to strike they are warning that they may not be able to control the actions of their members.

Threatening to strike would bring governemtn down on them like a ton of bricks, but hey they can't control the workers if they are angry...
 
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