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News24 reports that the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says it will dock the pay of teachers and office-based staff who participated in a national march by the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) on Wednesday.
Sadtu members marched to the offices of the departments of basic education and higher education and to the National Treasury to protest against the effects of austerity measures on its members. These were said to include increased pupil-to-teacher ratios; lack of school infrastructure such as halls, libraries, and laboratories; shortage of classrooms and toilets; inadequate provision of teacher assistants; lack of substitute teachers; and delayed payment of scholar transport. GDE spokesperson Steve Mabona confirmed that the "no work, no pay" principle would be applied. Trade union federation Cosatu also joined the march, stating that the action was part of Sadtu's ongoing resistance against "neo-liberal" budget cuts that negatively impacted the education sector. In a memorandum handed to the Department of Basic Education, Sadtu stated that the budget cuts had devastated the public education system. Sadtu spokesperson Nomusa Cembi said the employer had been informed of the march. "Members are aware of the 'no work, no pay' rule, and it won't be for the first time that it is applied. Members sacrificing their pay indicates they want to see change," said Cembi.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Prega Govender at News24 (subscription or trial registration required)
- Read too, Teachers march against austerity measures harming South African education, at IOL News
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