ICTU have shown Tiso Blackstar Group, that journalists are workers
15 March 2019
Information Communication Technology Union (ICTU) have shown Tiso Blackstar Group, that journalists are workers; parents and has rights just like any citizen within the republic, they too, falls under the working class thus ought to enjoy their constitutional protection.
Background
Tiso Black star was dragged moaning to the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) by ICTU, the only Progressive communication sector union in South African and it’s under SAFTU, after doors of engagements were totally shut by this media employer. ICTU has more than 250 members within the employ of this exploitive and non-democratized media group. Issues of non-payment and or skew payments of bonuses, salary disparity because of skin color are amongst other dominating issues that has caused the union (ICTU) and Tiso Blackstar Group (employer) to have their dispute of mutual interest; Salary Negotiations and organizational Rights before the CCMA on the 4th March 2019 and 12th March respectfully stayed unresolved.
ICTU viewed the previous hard-stance of Tiso Blackstar group’s refusal to negotiate as very disappointing. To force the company into negotiating, one of the strategy was to setup a meeting with the Zondo commission and the SAFTU (South African federation of Trade Union) for their intervention to avoid robbing the citizens of South Africa their rights to know the daily end results of the State Capture. The state captured commission directly forced parties to meet and resolve their issues within 24 hours to avoid the consequences of the strike, the federation offer to mediate to avoid confrontation yielded results. The strike was to commence on the 14th March 20119; 06:00am in all province aiming at making sure that the weekend of the 16th and 17 2019 there will be no newspapers belonging to Tiso Blackstar group.