THE National Education, Health, and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) said on Tuesday that plans are afoot to disrupt operations at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) amid deadlocked wage negotiations.
The health workers’ union is demanding salaries to be adjusted based on the October 2021 CPI plus 7% across the board effective April this year.
NEHAWU held a media briefing on Tuesday where General Secretary Zola Sapetha confirmed the union would hold lunchtime pickets at the start of next week.
Saphetha said NEHAWU has served SARS with a notice of intention to strike after wage negotiations, which have been ongoing since January this year, deadlocked at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
“The union declared the dispute after it was clear that the employer was not responding to our wage demands. Instead, the employer has been unwavering that the institution doesn’t have money due to National Treasury austerity
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