Thanks for the clarity cde Gina Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Sabelo Gina <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:17:41 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] CWU faces loss of legal status over late reports!
Dear comrades, The gentlemen called Mr Crouse is an untransformed Afrikaner man still employed by the Department of Labour who hates trade unions. He is currently working with an employer association called NEASA that is trying to undermine centralised collective bargaining in our sector. He has promised the plastic employers that he will change our scope so that they may escape our collective agreement. It is clear that Mr. Crouse is the source of the story, including the letter from the GS of CWU was probably leaked by him. The COSATU NOB are engaging with CWU even before their Congress and there is no crisis that we know of as CEC members. Regards, Cedric Gina. On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]>wrote: > > It could be. Or, it may not be. > > Cde Alex is correct to point out that this may be something else, namely a > simple attack on worker organisation. > > Let's pay attention, and see if we can't get more information. > > VC > > > On 20 December 2011 14:36, Lerato Motimele <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is classical example of corruption against workers. >> >> Lerato >> >> On 12/19/11, Castro Ngobese <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Print this page >> > >> > CWU faces loss of legal status over late reports >> > >> > December 19 2011 at 05:00am >> > Asha Speckman >> > >> > Thousands of workers in the communications industry could soon lose >> their >> > union representation. This comes after the Department of Labour last >> week >> > threatened to terminate the legal recognition of the Communication >> Workers >> > Union (CWU) following its failure to submit financial statements for the >> > past five years. >> > >> > The CWU is the largest trade union representing workers in the >> > communications industry in South Africa and draws monthly fees, often >> via >> > stop orders and debit orders, from a membership of about 30 000, who >> pay R60 >> > a month for union protection. >> > >> > Johan Crouse, the registrar at the Department of Labour, said last week >> that >> > the trade union had not provided financial statements since 2006. >> > >> > “It’s quite a number of years, that’s why we’ve taken steps,” Crouse >> said. >> > >> > If the union is deregistered it would not be able to enter into a >> collective >> > agreement with employers and its access to certain rights, including >> access >> > to an employer’s premises and the deduction of membership fees via >> salary >> > stop orders, might be terminated. >> > >> > “This is potentially serious but in law they can still function,” said >> an >> > official in the registrar’s office who is not authorised to speak to >> media. >> > >> > “There’s freedom of association in our constitution and we cannot make >> > illegal the right to associate.” >> > >> > The union could re-register but would have to follow an official >> process. >> > >> > A notice published in the government gazette on November 25 indicated >> that >> > the department intended to cancel the CWU’s registration because it had >> > failed to “comply with sections 98, 99 and 100 of the (Labour Relations) >> > Act” and had “ceased to function in terms of its constitution”. >> > >> > The sections of the act compel unions to keep records of financial >> > transactions, prepare financial statements every six months, and avail >> these >> > to members for inspection. The reports should be submitted to the >> department >> > annually. >> > >> > The CWU had 60 days to motivate why its registration should not be >> annulled. >> > >> > Last Tuesday Thabo Mogalane, the CWU’s deputy general secretary, said: >> “We >> > are submitting 2006, 2007 and 2008 tomorrow. Before the end of January >> we’ll >> > submit the outstanding (reports).” >> > >> > Mogalane would not comment on why the union had fallen behind. “The >> general >> > secretary is in a better position to answer,” Mogalane said. >> > >> > CWU general secretary Gallant Roberts is in South Korea with Telkom and >> > could not be reached via cellphone. >> > >> > Roberts said in a letter to CWU provincial secretaries dated December >> 8: “We >> > have since written a letter to the office of the registrar. We have been >> > assured this morning by the independent auditors that (a) draft report >> will >> > be ready and available for the office of the registrar by December 14.” >> > >> > Patrick Craven, the spokesman for Cosatu, of which CWU is an affiliate, >> > declined to comment. >> > >> > “Obviously we monitor all our affiliates but we do not discuss their >> > problems with the media. I wouldn’t like to go into the details. We >> have to >> > give them time to sort this out.” >> > >> > >> > Castro's iPad >> > >> > -- >> > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. >> > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply >> to >> > this message. >> > You can visit the group WEB SITE at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery >> > options, pages, files and membership. >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email >> [email protected] . >> > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have >> to >> > put anything in the message part. 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