The PSL, Sundowns and SABC have agreed to delay the game by an hour to allow workers to be part of May Day festivities. As NUMSA, we view this as a partial victory and we can build on it moving forward.
On 30 April 2011 10:23, Fusi Motaung <[email protected]> wrote: > This must be a huge predicament for some workers who love soccer yet they > would be happy to honour the day properly. I support the idea that no > professional soccer match should coincide with the May Day celebration. Not > only if it's Chiefs/Pirates/Sundowns; it should not take place even when it > is Golden Arrows vs Vasco Da Gama. Let this be a lesson for the unions to > proactively engage the PSL, SABC and Supersport in the future. As of now, > the proposal is rather too late, given the ticket sales, teams schedules, > PSL schedule, broadcast rights etc which have all been concluded. But I > support it fully, for the future. > > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 4:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think that it could work out for both parties if a propsal was put >> forward to start the day earlier for the marchers or even adapt a tactic of >> sabc bringing the game to the rally so that the workers can celebrate and >> watch the game. Its also a workers right to enjoy the game,y not seek for a >> solution when we all knw tv netwrks have already sold advertising rights fo >> the kick off slot. >> >> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *paulos chauke <[email protected]> >> *Sender: *[email protected] >> *Date: *Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:31:13 +0200 >> *To: *<[email protected]> >> *ReplyTo: *[email protected] >> *Subject: *Re: [YCLSA Discussion] KICK-OFF: UNION PLEA TO POSTPONE DOWNS >> VS CHIEFS >> >> PSL Players are unionised , these celebrations are also for them! >> >> On 29 April 2011 10:55, thabo mathiba <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> hehehe,next they will say we shouldnt go to church when cosatu has a >>> rally aint church goers workers,if only our unions where not selling >>> out,i rather see chiefs beat sundowns than attent a bubblermouth mouth >>> who will sell me out tomorrow,teacher s salaries are being deducted >>> because of effects of the last year futile strike.what more do they >>> want to say,that we should reduce unemployement rate? >>> >>> On 4/28/11, Castro Ngobese <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Union plea to postpone Downs vs Chiefs >>> > >>> > *Posted:* 2011-04-28 16:19 >>> > >>> > *The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has called >>> on >>> > the PSL to delay the crucial League match between Mamelodi Sundowns and >>> > Kaizer Chiefs to allow workers, soccer players and sports journalists >>> to >>> > attend May Day celebrations.* >>> > >>> > The celebrations, organised by the Congress of South African Trade >>> Unions >>> > (Cosatu), will be held across the country on Sunday, the same day the >>> two >>> > title-chasing sides meet at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. >>> > >>> > Numsa argues that the Chiefs/Sundowns clash, one of the most followed >>> > matcehs in the PSL calendar, “cannot be allowed to coincide with May >>> Day >>> > celebrations”. >>> > >>> > “It is our contention that soccer is mainly supported by the workers in >>> our >>> > country and such an important game cannot be allowed to coincide with >>> May >>> > Day celebrations,” Numsa national spokesman Castro Ngobese says. >>> > >>> > “The scheduled kick-off time of 3pm might have a negative impact in >>> terms of >>> > attendance of May Day celebrations around Gauteng, scheduled to be >>> addressed >>> > by the political and trade union leaders of our country.” >>> > >>> > The organisation argues that the PSL must be an "activist League" that >>> is >>> > not detached from the worker. >>> > >>> > “The PSL should draw a leaf from its predecessors, the NPSL and NSL, by >>> > using football as a strategic site of popular power for people’s power >>> to >>> > rally society around their immediate and long-term strategic goals >>> geared >>> > towards a better life for all,” adds Numsa. >>> > >>> > “The PSL should not be a sporting instrument of the ruling class to >>> water >>> > down working class struggles in a post-apartheid capitalist South >>> Africa. >>> > >>> > "We call on the PSL to delay the crucial League match between Mamelodi >>> > Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs until late evening so that workers attending >>> May >>> > Day celebrations can be able to attend or watch the match from the >>> comforts >>> > of stadium grandstands or their homes. >>> > >>> > “If the PSL adheres to this request it will be a victory for the >>> majority of >>> > workers who are the real custodians of football in our country, as >>> opposed >>> > to the PSL chasing half-time adverts or broadcasting profit embedded >>> > spin-offs.” >>> > >>> > Mxolisi Ncube >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You are subscribed. 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