An urgent application to stop workers from striking at the Mister Sweet factory in Germiston, was filed by the Premier Group at the Johannesburg Labour Court on Wednesday last week.
The giant company is also asking the court to interdict workers from colluding with third parties to engage in any act of intimidation or violence against workers who not participating in the strike, which has been going on since 19 August .
Simunye Workers Forum, which represents the majority of the workers, intends to oppose the application.
The workers are asking for the salaries of lowest-paid workers be doubled from R6 000 to R12 000 per month, with R7 per hour increases for higher-paid workers. It appears the company has not budged from a 7% wage increase during negotiations over the past weeks.
Simunye Workers Forum organiser Jacob Potlaki said he hoped the court would find in favour of the workers. He said the strike had not been easy for the workers, and the forum had been receiving support from well-wishers to pay for their food and transport.
