South African part state-owned fixed line operator Telkom has stated no siding with unions was involved, following allegations by Solidarity.
HumanIPO reported earlier today on Solidarity’s suspicions that Telkom has teamed up with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) against it and the South Africa Communication Union (SACU).
Telkom defended the statement of chief executive officer Sipho Maseko, by which he said the CWU is the majority union with membership statistics.
Numbers from both March 31 and June 30 reflected majority membership of unionised employees in comparison to combined membership from SACU and Solidarity, the operator’s released information indicates.
With 7,151 members, the CWU covers 51.65 per cent of union membership, with the remaining members being 27.55 per cent from SACU at 3,815 and 20.79 per cent at 2,878 with Solidarity.
“The agreement proposed to Solidarity’s leadership seeks to benefit a greater number of its constituency, instead of an elite minority,” Telkom said in response to conspiracy allegations.
The operator now considers the matter of salary disparities resolved.
Furthermore Telkom also dismissed communication blocking sabotage, as claimed by Solidarity.
Telkom said Solidarity’s computer is faulty and they had offered technical assistance.
The returned emails have been established to derive from a domain other than Telkom.co.za, which explains its invalid status resulting in sending failure.
Furthermore, Telkom said it obtained a written commitment from SACU to sign the proposed agreement after the completion of internal processes.
