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South Africa: Nehawu Members Go Back to Work
GroundUp, 16 March 2023
Union ends strike, returns to negotiating table after deal with government Read more »
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South Africa: Cabinet Welcomes End of Public Sector Strike
SAnews.gov.za, 16 March 2023
Cabinet has welcomed the judgment by the Labour Court, which ruled that members and employees who are employed in essential services are prohibited from striking. Read more »
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South Africa: Public Sector Strike Ends As Govt, Unions Reach Settlement - South African News Briefs - March 16, 2023
allAfrica, 16 March 2023
Public Sector Strike Ends as Govt, Unions Reach Settlement Read more »
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South Africa: Essential Service Staff Must Obey Court Ruling and Get Back to Work - Health Minister
Daily Maverick, 13 March 2023
Essential service workers in the health sector who fail to return to work by the morning of Tuesday, 14 March, will be committing an act of misconduct subject to disciplinary… Read more »
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South Africa: NEHAWU Strike Appeal Succeeds in Part
GroundUp, 13 March 2023
Labour Appeal Court has harsh words for the union, the government and the police Read more »
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South Africa: Labour Appeal Court Orders NEHAWU to Inform Members of Strike Interdict or Face Legal Consequences
Daily Maverick, 13 March 2023
The Labour Appeal Court on Monday, 13 March interdicted any further strike action from Nehawu, pending further legal action. In a hard-hitting judgment, the court ordered the… Read more »
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South Africa: Defence Deploys Military Healthcare Practitioners During Public Service Association Strike
Govt of SA, 13 March 2023
The South African National Defence Force deploys military healthcare practitioners to assist the Department of Health during the Public Service Association strike Read more »
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South Africa: Strikes Take Toll At Vosloorus Hospital
Scrolla, 14 March 2023
Four babies have reportedly lost their lives at the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vosloorus as the ongoing national wage strikes hit vital services around the country. Read more »
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South Africa: Public Sector Union Vows to Intensify Strike
allAfrica, 13 March 2023
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) has vowed to intensify the public service workers' strike which began last Monday and caused chaos at public… Read more »
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South Africa: Nehawu Has Lost a Vital Opportunity
GroundUp, 9 March 2023
Union has failed to win public support for its strike, but the government should listen to its demands Read more »
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South Africa: The Public Sector Trade Unions' Dispute and Strike - Here Are the Facts
GroundUp, 9 March 2023
Here is information on the ongoing public sector strikes - who is striking, and what is at stake. Read more »
South African Govt, Unions Settle After Public Sector Strike
The National Education, Health, and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) has suspended its public sector strike after reaching a settlement agreement with the government, GroundUp reports. In a statement, Nehawu called on its members and workers at the picket lines to prepare for an orderly return to work, as they said the strike they embarked on earlier this month had registered significant achievements and outcomes.
The South African National Department of Health gave essential service workers in the health sector until the morning of Tuesday, 14 March, 2023, to report to work. Those who failed to report would be seen to be in contempt of a Labour Appeal Court interdict issued on Monday and will be liable to face charges of misconduct, Daily Maverick reported.
On Monday, March 13, the Labour Appeal Court ordered Nehawu to make sure its members know about the interdict or face legal consequences. A full bench of the court ruled that except for workers in essential services, and some other categories of workers, the workers could continue their strike. The court was critical of the union, of government and of the police.
GroundUp reported that the union had gone to the court to appeal against a March 6 Labour Court order permitting the execution of a previous interdict against NEHAWU's wage strike.
Thousands of workers downed tools to force the government to agree to demands for a 10% wage hike. The government has offered 4.7% but the union has rejected the offer, calling it an insult.
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South Africa: People's Lives Are 'Not Our Responsibility', Says Union Leader
GroundUp, 8 March 2023
Hospitals disrupted as public sector strike intensifies Read more »
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South Africa: Health Workers' Union Says Strike Action Is Growing
GroundUp, 7 March 2023
Patients turned away from some hospitals as public sector wage strike continues Read more »
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