Solidarity labour court division head Anton van der Bijl said Krivani Pillay, Foeta Krige, Jacques Steenkamp, and Suna Venter were sent e-mail yesterday evening.
He said no reason for their dismissal was given. "We are taking [the SABC] to Labour Court and we will fight them with everything we have," he said.
Van der Bijl said Solidarity would consult its legal team, and could lay a personal cost claim against the SABC's chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
He said the four were "shell-shocked" after receiving the e-mail. He wasn't sure if the other four had been sent dismissal letters, since they were not union members.
Spokesman for the SABC, Kaizer Kganyago said dismissal letters had been sent but he could not say how many.
"The process started today, but this is an employer/employee issue," Kganyago said. "They know why they have been dismissed."
In June Krige, Venter and Thandeka Gqubule were suspended after objecting to the SABC's policy on coverage of protests.
Busiswe Ntuli, Pillay, Steenkamp, Lukhanyo Calata and Vuyo Mvoko then also objected to SABC practices and were charged.
On Friday Solidarity filed affidavits with the Constitutional Court.
Source: The Times
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