"Interkom/Intercom" belongs to staff

Dear Comrades, Brothers and Sisters

Note that, using the SABC breakfast program, an unprocedural communication was made to staff, regarding a "subject to approval" 1.5% that may (or may not be), available in October.

We are also aware of a communication from a certain individual in Corporate Communications, who claim we are "mischievious" by forwarding mails that come from one of their staff members.

We have placed on record that no communication from the much abused mouthpiece of EXCO (an email adress named "corporate communications" can be trusted any longer. We also note that 90% of staff in any case delete mail from that address without reading it. Those records were available from the IT department, until the senders stopped requesting "read receipts".

Note that the logos "Interkom" and "Intercom" are the intellectual property of the staff of the SABC. A contest was launched in the last century, to get a new name for the "staff magazine". Individuals who now suddenly call themselves the owners of the logo "Interkom/Intercom" would be well advised to go and check who created the name, and so establish which "individuals" it really belongs to. The creators of the name/logo/brand selflessly then allowed all SABC staff to share in this Intellectual Property "Interkom". The moral owner of the logo (SABC staff) now demand that the individual who has access to the e-mail address named "corporate communications", desist from abusing our logo, and hand it back to the staff, to whom it legally belongs.

IGNORE FALSE CONTENT OF EMAILS

There was, for example, the communication in June 2008, that stated our salaries would be 12.2% more from 1 April 2009. That turned out to be misleading. Clearly then, no communication from that source should be allowed by the SABC.

We call on SABC BIT department to deny that department access to our e-mail system, as false information cause serious disruption.

This offer was not made to our leaders in a properly constituted bargaining forum.

Clearly EXCO is continuing with what they have resolved to do when they made it clear to labour court the day after we got our Strike Certificate - Refuse to Bargain.

We are certain that the (real) SABC does not agree with this reprehensible conduct by EXCO.

At the moment, the (real) SABC's only representative is the Minister of Comminications, at least until such time the President signs the (Interim) Board into place.

When we picket today, between 13:00 and 14:00, know you are lobbying the Minister.

Exco does not represent the SABC. A motion of no confidence in "EXCO" was tabled by the SABC Organised Labour Alliance on 2 June 2009.

Kindly ignore all messages from entities named "Corporate Communications", as well has any letters from "EXCO".

Kindly only trust communications coming from the Minister, the SABC Board, or the SABC Organised Labour Alliance.

Ours position remains one of Good Labour Relations

SABC Organised Labour Alliance