Hotel picket continues

THE stand-off at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort continued yesterday, with striking workers vowing to keep up their picket until management gives in to their demands.

Until late yesterday afternoon, union leaders and WCCR management were still engaged in meetings. About 100 workers at the hotel and casino went on strike on Wednesday morning.The hotel management has locked out the strikers and hired temporary workers to replace them.Some of the striking workers are camping at the entrance to the hotel under the watchful eye of the Police Task Force.The workers, with Nafau’s backing, want the company to increase their monthly salaries by N$145 and housing allowances by N$100, backdated to March this year.The company is offering to increase salaries by N$100 and housing allowances by N$60, with four months’ back pay.On Tuesday, WCCR General Manager Tony Boucher said the offer was far in excess of the official inflation rate and therefore reasonable.About 100 workers at the hotel and casino went on strike on Wednesday morning.The hotel management has locked out the strikers and hired temporary workers to replace them.Some of the striking workers are camping at the entrance to the hotel under the watchful eye of the Police Task Force.The workers, with Nafau’s backing, want the company to increase their monthly salaries by N$145 and housing allowances by N$100, backdated to March this year.The company is offering to increase salaries by N$100 and housing allowances by N$60, with four months’ back pay.On Tuesday, WCCR General Manager Tony Boucher said the offer was far in excess of the official inflation rate and therefore reasonable.