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TimesLive reports that the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) on Monday morning interdicted strike action by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu), its members and employees who are employed in an essential service with immediate effect.
A public sector wage strike by the union commenced last Monday. The court ruled that Nehawu and all essential service employees were restrained and prevented from continuing with or participating in any such strike. The court also restrained Nehawu, its members and employees employed at the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa), the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) from continuing with the strike. The court furthermore ordered Nehawu to inform its members, including but not limited to every hospital and clinic at which it has members within the essential services, of the order of the court, through publication on social media, by email and by all other appropriate means available to it, by no later than 1pm on Monday. The LAC indicated that its order would remain in force until the final determination of the appeal against the order made by the Labour Court on 4 March interdicting the strike by Nehawu. The ministry of health welcomed the LAC’s court order. Nehawu said its legal department was still studying the judgment.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ernest Mabuza at TimesLive
- Read too, Court rejects Nehawu’s application to appeal government strike interdict, at The Citizen
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