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BL Premium reports that a coalition of public sector unions are set to embark on an indefinite strike from 6 March in support of their demands for above-inflation wage increases.
The unions, representing thousands of the more than 1.3-million public servants, have refused to take part in the 2023/2024 wage talks which began at the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) recently. The talks kicked off with the employer tabling a 4.7% wage offer for the first year, to be followed by inflation-linked increases in 2024/2025 and 2025/2026. The strike action by members of Nehawu, Popcru, Denosa, Nupsaw, Sapu, Pawusa, Saepu and Samatu could cripple government service delivery. Notice of the strike action delivered to the Department of Public Service & Administration (DPSA) on 23 February warned that government employees would strike if government did not accede to workers’ demands for a 10% wage increase. The letter signed by Nehawu general secretary Zola Saphetha advised as follows: “Our members, throughout the country, will begin the strike action at 6am on March 6 and the strike will continue until all our demands are met.” But while labour federation Cosatu has indicated its support for the looming strike, another labour federation, Fedusa, condemned “the conduct of the minority parties in council (the PSCBC) for trying to collapse the negotiations.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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