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EWN reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) on Monday condemned what it called the unfair dismissal of its shop stewards at the University of SA (Unisa).
Five shop stewards affiliated with the union were fired with immediate effect following their precautionary suspension last month for violating the Unisa ethics code and employee disciplinary code. The university said this was for inciting public violence and causing malicious damage to property after an awards ceremony was disrupted earlier this year. Nehawu said it was angered and disappointed by Unisa’s decision to fire the employees and that the university had not followed the correct procedure when terminating the contracts. Nehawu’s national spokesperson Lwazi Nkolonzi said: “As Nehawu, we are vehemently opposed to any form of victimisation and intimidation of our members, including union bashing. The union will certainly fight in this regard.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Dominic Majola at EWN
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