Standard Journalists Down Tools, Disrupt KTN News Bulletin Demanding Full Pay.
Standard Journalists Down Tools, Disrupt KTN News Bulletin Demanding Full Pay: Standard Media Group employees on Wednesday afternoon downed their tools demanding the media house to settle their salary arrears in full.
“The team started at KTN Home, moved to the HR office then to convergence newsroom then to output, and eventually to radio and TV studios,” our source revealed.
The go slow disrupted a live bulletin hosted by Jesse Rodgers, forcing the news anchor to take a short break at around 1:07 pm after presenting only one news item. The bulletin did not resume after that with employees demanding that they want all their payments settled in full and arrears cleared.
In a statement, the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) to stay away from work and peacefully picket outside the nearest work station beginning midnight tonight.
The protest follows an earlier version on Thursday, July 4, when radio employees from Radio Maisha, Spice FM, Berur FM, and Vybez Radio boycotted work
“The 14-day notice elapses today at midnight, paving the way for all staff at Standard Group PLC to commence the strike to fight for their rights in accordance with Article 41 of the Constitution,” KUJ directed its members who work at the station.
“Staff are hereby urged to stay away from work and peacefully picket outside the nearest work station to demand payment of accumulated salary arrears and remittance of Sacco funds deducted from their salaries over the past two years. These are our irreducible minimum and the strike will continue until they are addressed. Solidarity forever!”
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