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SowetanLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has written to SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi demanding that he should immediately call a special central committee meeting over the suspensions of four of the federation’s national office bearers.
Numsa, which is the biggest union within Saftu in terms of membership, has also threated legal action if the meeting is not called or the suspensions of the office bearers are not lifted. Last month, Saftu suspended its president, Mac Chavalala, second deputy president Thabo Matsose, deputy general secretary Moleko Phakedi and national treasurer Motshwari Lecogo, accusing them of bringing the federation into disrepute. Saftu’s national executive committee (NEC) said the four had orchestrated Vavi’s suspension earlier last month over accusations of abusing the federation’s credit card, among other things. In its letter, Numsa labelled the suspensions “patently unlawful and unfair” and demanded that Vavi call a special central committee meeting or lift the suspensions by 5pm on Friday or face a legal action. Vavi confirmed receiving Numsa’s letter, saying he would respond to it. Numsa, the SA Policing Union, the Municipal and Allied Trade Union of SA and the SA Industrial Commercial and Allied Workers Union are the unions pushing against the suspension decision taken by the federation’s NEC.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Isaac Mahlangu at SowetanLive
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