The planned mass protest by COSATU and its members against labour brokers and the Gauteng e-tolling system on Wednesday, 7 March 2012 leaves the Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton at 9:00 am and proceeds to the City Hall on Vuyisile Mini Square. NMBBC Chamber CEO, Kevin Hustler commented ahead of the protest thus; "The Chamber is deeply concerned at the impact of tomorrow's planned protest on the country's fragile economy. We are also disappointed that these issues could not be constructively … [Read more...] about So Glad to see that the NMBBC gets it right!
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Wednesday’s Strike is NOT a Strike
Cosatu will mobilise its members in a Mass Protest against labour brokers and the Gauteng e-tolling system on Wednesday, 7 March 2012. 32 marches will be taking place around the country with all starting at 9:00 am. Port Elizabeth participants will gather at the Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton and march to the City Hall on Vuyisile Mini Square where the main speaker will be the COSATU 2nd Deputy President, Zingiswa Losi. Presumably in an effort to boost lagging sales this protest action … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Strike is NOT a Strike
Forewarned is Forearmed
Employers are advised to make contingency plans in the light of planned COSATU protest action on 7 March 2012. Faan Coetzee, a Director in the Employment Practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr business law firm says, "A number of employees are expected to heed the call from COSATU to join in nationwide protest action. Significant disruption may be caused when workers opt to join the protest rather than go to work. The protest action is in support of a ban on labour brokering and the scrapping of … [Read more...] about Forewarned is Forearmed
