Over 80
workers from the Douglas Green Bellingham have embarked on a wage strike.
They are
demanding an increase of 10 percent while management is only offering 7
percent.
BAWSI
Agricultural Workers Union of South Africa Nosey Pieterse said it is the view
of the union that it is the objective of ruthless capitalist employers to
maintain the levels of poverty, hence they continue with inflate rate related
increase.
“As a
compromise we were prepared to accept 7.5% and after we came to an agreement facilitated
by CCMA management then suspended eight workers and send thirty to disciplinary
hearing for misconduct during the strike, but they were not prepared to suspend
two management who drove through the strikers and knocked two of them down.
At this
stage we do not believe as the union that we have an agreement.” Pieterse
added.
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