Question: QUESTION 3 [25 Marks] ABC Union a representative union at BOU approached management about a 10% increase in the wages of its members. BOU management

QUESTION 3 [25 Marks] ABC Union a representative

QUESTION 3 [25 Marks] ABC Union a representative union at BOU approached management about a 10% increase in the wages of its members. BOU management offers the union only 7.5%. The parties fail to reach an agreement and the dispute is referred to the industrial court for conciliation. Within two weeks of the referral on a Monday morning, the union informs the university management that because the university is not prepared to meet their demand its members will embark on a strike as from Tuesday morning. a) Discuss whether the strike by members of ABC Union will be protected. (10 marks) b) Assuming that the strike was unprotected, discuss the procedural requirements which must be met before employees who are engaged in such a strike may be dismissed. (10 marks) c) Define the term 'unprotected strike'. (1 mark) d) Explain any two (2) legal consequences of participating in an unprotected strike? (4 marks)

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