Strike at Country Club

WORKERS at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort (WCCR) who are members of the Namibian Food and Allied Workers’ Union (Nafau) plan to strike today.

Negotiations over wage increases have reached deadlock. 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.For its part, the company has offered to increase salaries by N$100 and housing allowances by N$60, backdated four months.Nafau has declared a dispute against the WCCR, which has been reported to the Office of the Labour Commissioner in terms of the Labour Act.The WCCR management has indicated to Nafau that it intends to lock out striking workers, according to a unionist.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.For its part, the company has offered to increase salaries by N$100 and housing allowances by N$60, backdated four months.Nafau has declared a dispute against the WCCR, which has been reported to the Office of the Labour Commissioner in terms of the Labour Act.The WCCR management has indicated to Nafau that it intends to lock out striking workers, according to a unionist.