[cid:[email protected]] SACCAWU Press Statement, 11 October 2017 Settlement of the Makro Strike The strike by more than 5 000 SACCAWU members has now been concluded on the basis of a collective agreement on substantive terms and conditions of employment. The agreement covers the following key areas: Wage Increase: 1. An increase of 8.0% or R 600-00 per month, whichever is the greater for categories 1 and 2 for year 1; 2. An increase of 8.5% or R3.08 increase per hour for category 3 for year 1; 3. An increase of 8% or R630 per month, whichever is the greater for categories 1 and 2 for year 2; 4. An increase of 9% or R3.23 increase per hour whichever is the greater for category 3 for year 2; Hours of Work for Category 3: * An increase in the guaranteed monthly scheduled working hours to 150 with effect from 1 November 2017. Category 3 is in the main comprised of workers that through engagement between the Company and the Union; have been converted from Labour Brokers supply and casuals, into permanent status. Backpay for this category of workers also includes payment for the increase in the guaranteed monthly scheduled working hours, from the 1st of April. Engagements for gradual phased integration and parity, are to be undertaken on the secondary issues process currently underway. The Union salutes members for being resolute and disciplined during their two week strike which had commenced on Friday the 22nd of September. We also wish to convey our sense of gratitude to our Federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and affiliated Unions for demonstrating concrete forms of solidarity during the Strike. We further acknowledge solidarity demonstrated by members of the South African Communist Party as well as members of other Alliance formations and Civil Society Organs, including customers. We equally salute UNI Africa and in particular UNI Africa Massmart Trade Union Alliance that took some time from its own meeting held recently in Johannesburg to join the picket lines and pledged solidarity. We particularly wish to pay homage to one particular customer (whose name we will withhold out of respect, in case she may not want her name disclosed) who after being forced by circumstances to shop at Makro at Germiston, went directly to the picket line to explain her situation, pledged her support to workers and called on the company to treat them with decency. We salute this heroine! This relentless vigour and disciplined militancy from our members and the Union is also informed and premised from the devotion to thwart all efforts of trade-union-free and unilateralism offensive of Walmart-Massmart (under which Makro falls or to which it belongs); as already subtly introduced and equally resisted currently and in not so distant past. This clearly proves that workers united will never be defeated. Issued by the SACCAWU Secretariat: Contact: Lucas Ramathlodi, 082 336 5325 ________________________________ [http://imageshack.com/a/img32/381/6b28.png] E-mail Disclaimer: The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legal privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to received it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in reliance of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender unless clearly stated as those of South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). SADTU accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred or suffered arising from the use of this e-mail or its attachments. SADTU does not warrant the integrity of this e-mail nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/yclsa-eom-forum/533A2CE396AEAF46A12C809E9F98070501E530B1CA%40sadtuex01.SADTU.org.za. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
