SACTWU FILES SECTION 77 NOTICE WITH NEDLAC AGAINST THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN
22 October 2015
This morning, the COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) filed a Section 77 notice with Nedlac against the City of Cape Town, its Executive Mayor and its Mayoral Committee.
This follows the City of Cape Town’s unilateral decision to lease out the Good Hope Centre for commercial purposes to an international film company, despite objections from SACTWU and other community organisations in Cape Town.
SACTWU objected as the City’s decision has meant that the union is unable to hold its Spring Queen fashion event, a central pillar of the union’s efforts to promote South African-made garments and textile products, at the Good Hope Centre. This undermines our ‘Save Jobs’ campaign and our efforts to rebuild the clothing and textile industry.
Section 77 of the Labour Relations Act provides for a trade union to call for protest action to promote or defend workers’ socio-economic interests. Such protest action would be protected, meaning workers cannot be disciplined for exercising their right to participate there-in.