SACTWU and employees fail to reach agreement
By Kim Saulse
26 August 2009
The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) met earlier today with clothing employers where possible options to settle a wage dispute were discussed.
According to a media release, the parties could not reach a settlement.
SACTWU has however committed itself to continued talks with employers next week. The union has however decided to proceed with their strike ballot.
“By the close of business yesterday, the union balloted just over 6 000 members in 41 companies. The union expects that close to 15 000 members would have been balloted by the end of today.”
Workers are being offered a 5% wage increase, of R19 per week for non-metro workers and R32 for metro area workers.
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