Post Office braced for mass action

The Communication Workers Union is preparing to halt operations at the South African Post Office this week.

Johannesburg - The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is preparing to halt SA Post Office operations this week.

CWU president Clyde Mervin said yesterday that the union would roll out mass action beginning with a march in the Western Cape tomorrow, followed by marches in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal on Friday.

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“We are hoping to bus people from Mpumalanga, North West and Limpopo to the march in Gauteng. We are sorting out logistics at this stage,” Mervin said.

Workers want casuals to be employed permanently. They are also demanding equal pay for equal work and the state-owned Post Office to pay increases owed to staff for the past two years.

Mervin said: “Some people have been working (for) 20 years without being made permanent. We have not received salary increases since 2014.”

The union is scheduled to host a media briefing tomorrow morning on the planned programme of action.

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