Telkom workers to go on strike

Telkom employees in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal plan to go on strike this week.

Members of the Communication Workers Union in these provinces intended picketing on Monday and Tuesday in an effort to get Telkom to adjust their salary scales before implementing a 7,5 percent salary increase, according to a statement posted on the union's website.

"In Gauteng, our members will also be picketing at the CCMA [Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration] where Telkom and CWU will be meeting tomorrow [Monday] at the request of Telkom."

The union's Gauteng members were expected to march to Telkom's head office on Tuesday to deliver a memorandum outlining their grievances and demands.

The union warned Telkom to make "meaningful offers" or face a "serious showdown" as its members would not accept conditional agreements.

"Our members are still adamant that their salary scales adjustments should precede the 7,5 percent salary increment and both the adjustment and increment must be implemented retrospectively to April 1 this year."