Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)Codes of Good PracticeCollective Bargaining, Industrial Action and PicketingPart E : Picketing32. Conduct in the picket |
| (1) | Although the picket may be held in any place to which the public has access, the picket may not interfere with the constitutional rights of other persons. |
| (2) | The trade union must— |
| (a) | appoint conveners and marshals to monitor and control the picket as set out in the picketing rules; |
| (b) | provide the conveners, marshals with the agreed or determined picketing rules; and |
| (c) | take measures to ensure that the conveners, marshals and picketers understand those rules. |
| (3) | The picketers must conduct themselves in a peaceful, unarmed and lawful manner. They may— |
| (a) | carry placards; |
| (b) | chant slogans; and |
| (c) | sing and dance. |
| (4) | Picketers may not— |
| (a) | forcefully prevent or Intimidate suppliers, clients and customers of the employer, members of the public, employees who are not on strike and replacement workers from entering or leaving the premises of the employer; |
| (b) | commit any unlawful action, such as intimidating, coercing, threatening or assaulting any person or causing or threatening to cause any damage to any properly whether belonging to the employer or not; |
| (c) | incite violence; |
| (d) | wear masks; or |
| (e) | have any dangerous weapons or objects in their possession. |