SACCAWU - Synoptic report

Centralised bargaining and the road ahead.In taking the campaign for centralised bargaining forward, the union, in February, once again invited all the employers in our industry to a meeting to discuss the logistics of establishing a forum. Not all the companies attended and those that attended did not commit themselves to this progress. Those that attended raised a number of cosmetic obstacles on the issue, just short of saying they were not interested in the process. The discussions with the participating employers collapsed last month. This therefore lives us with no option but to accept the challenge that the employers are imposing on us