The Citizen reports that more than 5,000 Makro employees will picket on Wednesday at Makro stores around the country under the leadership of the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccaw) over an unresolved wage dispute.

The union said on Tuesday it had issued a 48-hour notice of strike action to all the retailer’s warehouse stores after multiple conciliation sessions with the CCMA had been unsuccessful. In addition to failed negotiations over wage increases, the employees have also been calling for improved working conditions. The union said the pickets would be a warm-up for the main national march to various Makro stores on 28 October 2022. The demands of the Makro employees include an across-the-board increase of R900 or 12%, whichever is the greater, and a minimum wage of R8,000 (further details of demands in Citizen report). The retailer’s wage offer to the union apparently amounts to 4.5%, which is equivalent to R300. Saccawu called this offer a “meagre” increase and has rejected it.

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