Employers turn to courts to prevent strike mayhem

By Khanyisa Tabata
14 July 2011

As more fuel stations run dry in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal due to industrial action, the National Employers’ Association and 21 other organisations have obtained a temporary court order preventing strikers from coming within 60-metres of their workplaces.

They may also not intimidate non-striking workers or damage property.

Strikers who defy the order could face charges under their employers’ disciplinary code and could be arrested.

Meanwhile, a decision will be made today about a possible strike by 200-thousand municipal workers in all nine provinces.

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union is meeting to analyse the demands tabled to the ANC and to see if any progress has been made. Samwu spokesperson Tahir Sema.

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