Where is the political vanguard of the working class, the SACP? Any word from the Party? Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you!
-----Original Message----- From: Gugu Ndima <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:26:39 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] Public sector declares ‘wag e war’ Phambili Ngabasebenzi Phambili!!!! On 8/19/10, Dominic.Tweedie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > [image: Dispatch] > > > *Public sector declares ‘wage war’* > > > > *Asa Sokopo, Daily Dispatch, East London, 19 August 2010* > > THE public sector says it has “declared war” on the government after wage > negotiations reached an impasse, resulting in thousands of civil servants > downing tools. > > The strike could bring the Eastern Cape province to its knees as unions say > that due to government’s unwillingness to meet their demands, all services > will be crippled indefinitely. > > Hospitals and schools have so far been the first to bear the brunt, with > the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) being the first to > announce their rejection of government’s offer. > > In the wave of planned national strike actions driven by Cosatu, public > servants are demanding an 8.6 percent wage increase, plus R1000 housing > allowance and equalisation of medical aid subsidies. > > Until now government has stood by its offer of seven percent and R700 > housing allowance; increases which are expected to cost the State an > additional R5 billion. > > Cosatu announced that the strike would continue indefinitely and denied > allegations that government had tabled a revised offer of nine percent that > had been rejected by the unions. > The 200000-strong Public Servants’ Association (PSA) would also join the > strike, PSA deputy secretary-general Manie de Clercq said. > > Eastern Cape National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union > provincial secretary Xolani Malamlela said that in each workplace strike > committees had been established to engage employers. > > Malamlela said skeleton staff would be left in hospitals comprising a mere > 20 percent of the hospital workforce. > > The provincial Department of Health announced yesterday that the South > African National Defence Force could be called in to assist at hospitals. > > Health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said the department would continue > rendering services. > > Mass marches have been planned by unions across the province on August 26. > Sadtu has organised marches in Bhisho, Mthatha, Port Elizabeth, Queenstown > and Lusikisiki. > > Government has given unions until today to agree to the offer of seven > percent, failing which it would be implemented. > > Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi said the strike > “at the moment where children are due to sit for exams, where South Africans > are demanding acceleration of services” was “unfortunate for the country, > workers and leaders”. > > *[email protected]* > > *From: http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=426808* > * * > * * > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to > this address (repeat): [email protected] . > -- Gugu Ndima +27 76 783 1516 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
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