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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf SMS Of The Day * WHY doesn’t NBC listen when they are criticised? The little red chairs on Good Morning Namibia have done their part and are dirty especially at the arm rests. Please listen for once. You interview professionals and internationals on those Food For Thought * MINISTRY of Education, in order to address the shortages of teachers at primary schools why don’t you consider employing us who hold a diploma in lifelong learning and community education for teaching posts? We also did health education Bouquets And Brickbats * MY fellow Namibians, I am not a Swapo member but a third term for President Hifikepuye Pohamba will be a step closer towards attainment of Vision 2030. Believe me His Excellency has made crucial bold decisions, and I don’t regret
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-08-06
New union in trouble
Ndanki Kahiurika
A NEWLY registered union is struggling to gain ground after alleged failure to follow correct procedures when it was set up.
The Namibia Commercial, Catering, Food and Allied Workers Union (Naccafwu), which has been operating since 13 June this year failed to get membership fee deductions for 270 employees of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company recently.
The union has been trying to get Labour Commisioner Bro-Mathew Shinguadja to invalidate the recognition agreement signed between the Coca-Cola Bottling Company and the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau).
Naccafwu, which claims to have recruited most of its members from Nafau, says it has more than 50 members which is a basis for their demands to receive subscriptions from them despite the fact that most legally belong to Nafau whose agreement with the Coca-Cola Bottling Company is still valid.
According to Nafau, Coca-Cola recently informed the union that only 72 workers had joined Naccafwu as opposed to the 270 members Naccafwu claims to have recruited.
Naccafwu’s deputy secretary general Joseph Garoeb, a former Nafau employee, said the workers have resigned from their previous union due to poor service.
“If you don’t deliver, the workers have the right to seek services elsewhere,” said Garoeb.
Garoeb added that people have the freedom of association and can, therefore, chose who should represent them. He also said that the union is in the process of seeking recognition agreements with different companies.
Shinguadja confirmed that he had received a petition from Naccafwu but could not do anything about it as normal procedures for setting up a union were not followed.
He said Naccafwu cannot demand worker subscriptions from the company because it has a recognition agreement with Nafau.
Shinguadja added that the Naccafwu must prove that it had recruited more members in the company than Nafau and only then can the company give Nafau a three-months’ notice before recognising the new union.
“Why is the union in a rush? They must first seek recognition. They cannot just demand fees from the company,” he added after saying that the workers were misled since they do not have sufficient information why they allegedly left Nafau.
Shinguadja said the correct procedure requires that members first resign from one union before they can register with another. Naccafwu, a break-away from Nafau, is said to have attempted misleading Nafau members employed at Windhoek Country Club recently by telling them that Naccafwu is a replacement of Nafau and that Nafau no longer exists.
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company’s human resources manager, Jacob Van Zyl, declined to comment on the issue.
The Namibia Commercial, Catering, Food and Allied Workers Union (Naccafwu), which has been operating since 13 June this year failed to get membership fee deductions for 270 employees of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company recently.
The union has been trying to get Labour Commisioner Bro-Mathew Shinguadja to invalidate the recognition agreement signed between the Coca-Cola Bottling Company and the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau).
Naccafwu, which claims to have recruited most of its members from Nafau, says it has more than 50 members which is a basis for their demands to receive subscriptions from them despite the fact that most legally belong to Nafau whose agreement with the Coca-Cola Bottling Company is still valid.
According to Nafau, Coca-Cola recently informed the union that only 72 workers had joined Naccafwu as opposed to the 270 members Naccafwu claims to have recruited.
Naccafwu’s deputy secretary general Joseph Garoeb, a former Nafau employee, said the workers have resigned from their previous union due to poor service.
“If you don’t deliver, the workers have the right to seek services elsewhere,” said Garoeb.
Garoeb added that people have the freedom of association and can, therefore, chose who should represent them. He also said that the union is in the process of seeking recognition agreements with different companies.
Shinguadja confirmed that he had received a petition from Naccafwu but could not do anything about it as normal procedures for setting up a union were not followed.
He said Naccafwu cannot demand worker subscriptions from the company because it has a recognition agreement with Nafau.
Shinguadja added that the Naccafwu must prove that it had recruited more members in the company than Nafau and only then can the company give Nafau a three-months’ notice before recognising the new union.
“Why is the union in a rush? They must first seek recognition. They cannot just demand fees from the company,” he added after saying that the workers were misled since they do not have sufficient information why they allegedly left Nafau.
Shinguadja said the correct procedure requires that members first resign from one union before they can register with another. Naccafwu, a break-away from Nafau, is said to have attempted misleading Nafau members employed at Windhoek Country Club recently by telling them that Naccafwu is a replacement of Nafau and that Nafau no longer exists.
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company’s human resources manager, Jacob Van Zyl, declined to comment on the issue.
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