NEHAWU Supports The COSATU Socio-Economic National Strike
Wednesday October 06, 2021
The National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] supports the socio-economic national strike of our federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions [COSATU] set to take place on Thursday, 07th October 2021.
This socio-economic national strike is convened against the background of a total onslaught directed at workers and collective bargaining by the government through national treasury policies that have prioritised implementing austerity measures including reducing public service wage bill, cuts in social spending, salary freezes, outsourcing, mass retrenchments, and freezing funded vacant posts amongst others.
As NEHAWU, we fully support the socio-economic national strike and make the following demands amongst others:
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Demand the protection of our Collective Bargaining Right
- An end to the implement of austerity measures
- Fill all vacant posts in the public service
- An end to the mass corruption in both the private and public sector
- Implementation of the National Health Insurance
- Permanent absorption of Community Health Workers
Lastly, we call on all our members and workers in general to join and participate in this socio-economic strike by our federation. This strike is a protected strike, meaning workers will not victimised for taking part in the strike and as such we call upon employers not to victimise workers for participating in the strike.
Issued by NEHAWU Secretariat
Zola Saphetha (General Secretary) at 082 558 5968;
December Mavuso (Deputy General Secretary) at 082 558 5969;
Lwazi Nkolonzi (NEHAWU Acting National Spokesperson) at 081 558 2335
email: lwazin@nehawu.org.za