NYAKALLO TEFU
The South African Communist Party says it supports the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union’s action to protect frontline workers in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) and ensure that the government honours the public sector collective bargaining agreement.
On Thursday, members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) are expected to embark on a national day of action as part of its commitment to defend and protect its members and general health workers against COVID-19 due to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Nehawu is unhappy about the conditions in which health workers do their jobs.
Nehawu is also unhappy that the government has reneged on the agreement to increase its employees’ salaries by between 4.4% and 5.4% while watching the elite benefiting from the proceeds of corruption through personal protective equipment (PPE) tenders and supply of other Covid-19 essentials.
“The SACP unwaveringly
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