The Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Workers Union (Bemawu) and Communications Workers Union (CWU) have rejected the SABC’s 4.5% salary increase offer, backdated to October this year.
The increase would be paid next year. Both unions say they are now forging ahead with their strike at the public broadcaster on Thursday.
CWU says the salary increase should instead be back dated by nine months. Bemawu on the other hand wants a 10% salary increase.
Bemawu president Hannes du Buisson says they are prepared to call off the strike if the SABC tables an improved offer.
He says if a reasonable offer is put on the table then the employees will accept it.
He says there’s evidence of a lot of money that is currently being spent.
“The state of the art access control systems at the SABC that has just been put must have cost the SABC millions of rands and of course the payment to the Interim Board of R3.9 million,” says Du Buisson.
