CWU, Bemawu set for another strike over SABC retrenchments The SABC has issued redundancy and surplus letters to just over 300 staff after the conclusion of the Section 189 consultation process. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Auckland Park. Picture: SABC.
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JOHANNESBURG - SABC unions said that their members would embark on another strike at the public broadcaster over the protracted retrenchment process.
The Communication Workers Union and Bemawu decided on this action at a meeting on Wednesday.
Last year, employees angrily confronted management at the broadcaster’s headquarters in Auckland Park over the retrenchments and later staged pickets at some regional offices.
SABC Unions to start striking from next week Updated
Anastasi Mokgobu
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Unions at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) are set to embark on another strike at the public broadcaster over the ongoing section 189 process.
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The Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) met on Wednesday and decided to take to the streets.
The SABC is currently in the process of retrenchments that will affect more than 300 employees.
CWU spokesperson, Aubrey Tshabalaba, says the unions have not received any feedback from the SABC Board, over concerns that additional workers are now also receiving redundancy notices.