The South African Trade and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) on Thursday urged all its security guard members who were on strike to go back to work.
On Wednesday, the labour court granted employers an interim interdict to declare the continued strike by Satawu illegal.
A second interdict compelled Satawu to publicly renounce all forms of violence, intimidation and other unlawful activities.
The union’s national co-ordinator of security, Jackson Simon, told the South African Press Association that Satawu respects the court’s interdicts.
The application for the interdicts was brought by the SA National Security Employers Organisation and four other employer bodies.
Simon said Thursday’s march that was supposed to start at Beyers Naude square and end at Springbok Fidelity security company offices in Johannesburg, has been called off.
”We respect the court’s order, but at same time we are busy compiling papers for an urgent appeal against the interdicts.”
He said Satawu was communicating with its members that they should go back to work.
”We will also address those members [who] will gather at Beyers Naude square to go back to work while our lawyers are work on the appeal.”
Wednesday’s protest in Johannesburg was marred by violence as marchers assaulted non-striking guards.
Police fired rubber bullets after the protesters threw stones at them. – Sapa