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News24 reports that according to the City of Johannesburg, emergency management services (EMS) will not be affected by the suspension of 230 firefighters who had embarked on an illegal strike.
The MMC for public safety, Michael Sun, indicated in a statement on Friday that in July a strike management task team had been formed to address concerns after about 230 firefighters went on strike, adding most members then returned to their normal duties. "The striking firefighters refused to attend to emergency calls made to the Jabulani, Johannesburg Central, Ivory Park and Rosebank fire stations, citing that some of the allocated duties assigned to them as basic life support officers were in fact duties to be performed by the intermediate life support officers. The firefighters also requested around the clock escorts from the JMPD when responding to emergencies," Sun stated. The City then obtained a court order from the Labour Court, which interdicted the striking firefighters from illegal action. "The City is conscious about its employees' rights and will always be progressive in advancing these rights, however, we cannot be held to ransom by illegal strike action," Sun stated.
- Read the original of the above report at News24
- See too, Joburg's EMS feel the heat as problems mount, at eNCA
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