Union plans to intensify Makro strike targeting Massmart group companies | Business

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The SA Commercial, Catering, and Allied Workers' Union said it served the Massmart Group with a seven-day notice of intention to go on strike at six of the company's subsidiaries over its ongoing wage dispute with Makro. | News24_Business

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Massmart vice president of group corporate affairs, Brian Leroni, said the union was sending mixed signals to the company regarding the strike.The SA Commercial, Catering, and Allied Workers' Union said it served the Massmart Group with a seven-day notice of intention to go on strike at six of the company's subsidiaries over its ongoing wage dispute with Makro.

"Saccawu has today issued a seven-day notice to the companies above to join in on the strike at Makro. Makro employees are in a five-month dispute with Makro over the improvement of wages and working conditions," the statement said.The statement said Saccawu would protest from 15 December through marches and pickets at Massmart operations around the country.

 

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_Business Fire them! Don't comply with AA BEE EE laws! Ten people doing the job of 1 Save yourself a lot of money by only employing non unionised willing to work labour. Fukem!

_Business Demanding sales commission increase to 20%. So when I buy a big ticket item from a useless sales person who knows less about the product than I do, they cannot be getting 20%. There must be a baseline and then targets and stretch targets,surely? How does that 20% work,anyone?

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