Interdict granted to prevent intimidation by striking 10111 workers
On Friday, the South African Police Service (SAPS) was granted an interdict preventing striking 10111 employees from intimidating their colleagues who are not participating in the labour action. The SAPS approached the Labour Court on Friday over a South African Policing Union (Sapu) picket protest outside a northern Johannesburg 10111 call centre. "Since Friday last week‚ Sapu-affiliated 10111 employees who are striking at the Midrand call centre have been sporadically intimidating and threatening non-striking employees," police spokesperson Major General Sally de Beer said on Friday morning. "[On Thursday], these unlawful acts escalated into them hurling objects at and damaging state vehicles." Speaking to TimesLive in the afternoon‚ De Beer said the court ordered Sapu and Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union members who are striking not to intimidate non-striking workers. "They may continue with the picketing‚ but they must conduct themselves in a lawful manner‚" De Beer said. T...
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