Union CWU to take fight against Telkom retrenchments to the ANC’s door
22 January 2020 - 21:35
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has lashed out at the ANC, characterising the governing party as a “pig that eats its own children”, for its silence over Telkom’s plans to cut up to a fifth of its workforce.
CWU general secretary Aubrey Tshabalala said they wrote to ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule about a week ago asking for an audience with him after the fixed-line operator told unions that about 3,000 jobs were on the line. The retrenchments are a result of changing consumer behaviour and SA’s weak economy. ..
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