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Makro not fazed by Saccawu’s 10-day strike call

| NTOMBI NKOSI

THE SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) is calling on civil society to support their strike over a wage increase at giant supermarket Makro.

Employees have been offered a 4.5% increase by the employer, while they are demanding an increase of not less than 12%.

Saccawu issued a notice to resume the 10-day strike action at Makro stores after wage negotiations have been deadlocked for months.

Mike Tau, Saccawu second deputy president, said it was approaching a year since they had been negotiating with Makro.

“We have tried all in our powers } to convince management that they need to look after their employees } the management has never reverted with any revised offer since they put the 4.25%, and R410, on the table,” said Tau.

He said: “On February 18, 2023, we had a meeting with the company} We spent the whole day and night without any movement from the company.”

Last year, thousands of Makro workers downed tools in demand of salary increases and better working conditions.

“As we speak, Makro has dismissed 400 members of Saccawu,” Tau said.

Massmart corporate affairs executive Brian Leroni said they have deployed outsourced retail staff to stores that may be affected by the strike and the retailer fully anticipates their stores will continue to operate without interruption.

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