Fin24 reports that according to Tiger Brands CEO Noel Doyle, the company might head to court for an urgent interdict to halt a violent strike in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
The Black Cat, Tastic Rice, and Jungle Oats producer also owns the Beacon brand under its snacks and treats division, where the workers have been on strike in KwaZulu-Natal for the past week. The strike began after Tiger Brands and the African Meat Industry and Allied Trade Union (Amitu) recently reached a wage negotiation impasse. On Friday, Doyle said there had been very high levels of violence and intimidation during the strike and two workers had been "savagely" assaulted on Thursday. The CEO explained that although the company would be meeting with the union for further discussions on Monday, it might also file an application to interdict the strike before that, given the violence and intimidation. "We really respect everybody's right to take industrial action but the level of intimidation that we saw [on Thursday] is quite unconscionable and that makes the environment quite difficult and it makes it difficult for us management, to make contingency plans," he said. Doyle added the double-digit basic increase the union wanted would be a challenge for the underperforming business and would set a precedent that would impact the entire company.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Penelope Mashego at Fin24
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