Who siad anything about apartheid??
Public demonstrations that advocate the fair treatment of workers are in my opinion a fight for equality. Equality in the workplace and equitable distribution of the toils of all parties engaged in business activities.
All workers should strive for equality in the workplace, if you decide to draw a line for yourself that hinders you enjoying your human rights then that is entirely up to you.
You don't know what the company can afford or what it cannot afford and making assumptions to the benefit of the corporate bosses and the detriment of the workers is something that society should not stand for. There numerous examples of company mismanagement in the "real corporate world", the most recent of which has resulted in a financial crisis and the ruin of innumerable people across the world
Ok well then think about this, there will NEVER be equality in the work place. It never has been that way and never will be, because there are those who will never understand and just cause chaos. Companies don't have equality for a reason and a company is not a democracy, it's a simple place of work.
Equality in the work place is not possible because, you have your bottom of the pack and then your top of the food chain, oh wait that's also known as superiority and why should someone starting at the bottom be classified as equal to the CEO who knows what they're doing. That's my first point, my second point is that companies have had mismanagement yes but you also have to look at not only management, but the workers themselves. If a worker is not up to standard you're going to warn them, if they do not rock up for work, you have to chase them and find out what's going on.
When your dustbin guys go on strike and knock over the bins and trash the streets of SA, do you seriously think of mismanagement in the business or municipality within which they work?? No because they do that at their own discretion, how should they be treated as equal to the heads that run those places when they can't be civilized themselves.
People shouldn't be making the assumptions that the company has money or doesn't because assumptions are the mother of all fsck ups. If you see your boss roll into work the next day with a brand spanking new car, hell I would also lose it if they told me I wasn't getting an increase and the next day I see my boss with a new car, however there is no need for uncivilized behaviour, and causing malicious damage to others who have not done a single thing to you.
As for your first reply:
When you talk about fighting a struggle and fighting for equality, it's as bright as day that you're fighting in an era that died almost 2 decades ago. if you clearly state that you're debating about salary disputes etc... then it's a different story, who says you deserve the 15% increase and why. People should be submitting an annual salary review to their managers and directors, not striking like a bunch of idiots and trashing the streets because they want more money.
Unions are bullshit, and so what if they protect their members, who says a company should. The unions should be made liable for any damage that is cost to the country due to their members and their childish acts.
