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Gloves off between SABC and unions - strike action to resume this weekend

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The gloves are off between the SABC and workers after one of the unions said it will start with the strike action this weekend following a stand-off over retrenchment plans.

On Friday, the Communications Workers Union announced that there will be a blackout on the SABC as workers down tools.

“It covers every worker. We have agreed because we have been ambushed by these laws, so overtime now we are getting smarter as unions.He said this included the unions dividing themselves on the pursuit of the strike action and the legal challenge. On Tuesday, the public broadcaster was forced to withdraw notices that had been already sent to workers after newsroom employees staged a revolt and refused to go on air in defiance. The SABC announced a day later that retrenchments were not off the table.

”We are with the SABC, not the management, in saying that there should be sustainable government grants to make sure that the public broadcaster’s mandate.

 

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