South Africa
Department successfully interdicts Nehawu’s indefinite strike─── DANE BEISHEIM 06:48 Sun, 05 Mar 2023
The Department of Public Service and Administration has successfully interdicted the indefinite strike that was planned by the National Education, Health & Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) from Monday 6 March 2023.
The DPSA received a strike notice from Nehawu on 24 February 2023.
In a statement, the department says the government respects the rights of trade unions to organise, and the right of members to embark on peaceful and lawful protests, including pickets and strikes.
It added, however, that its commitment is to ensure that “these hard-fought-for rights are discharged in a manner that does not disrupt service delivery, especially in relation to essential services such as health.”
“Government believes that matters of mutual interest can still be resolved through orderly collective bargaining at the appropriate forum established for such purpose.
The government will continue to call on all the trade unions to go back to the Bargaining Chamber to negotiate and resolve matters through dialogue.”
