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The Congress of SA Trade Unions' nationwide protest affected schools in Polokwane on Wednesday. Photo: Matthews Baloyi
THE Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools has lambasted the SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) in KZN for threatening a two-week go-slow, which would culminate in the “mother of all marches” at the end of the month.
Federation CEO Paul Colditz said that the intended mass action was “deplorable”, and that the children of the working class would be most affected.
Sadtu is demanding that the provincial Education Department sack 10 000 teachers affiliated to a rival union; that the department “dissolve” its legal unit; and that 60 000 Sadtu members be refunded money that was docked from their salaries for participating in a strike in 2010. However, education superintendent-general Nkosinathi Sishi said that he and MEC Senzo Mchunu were to meet Sadtu last night.
The 10 000 teachers who Sadtu want fired belong to the National Teachers Union (Natu). According to a Durban Labour Court decision upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeal, the department was ordered to reimburse thousands of Natu members who claimed not to have participated in the 2010 strike.
Sadtu, however, argues that the Natu teachers had an unprotected strike and should be fired.
Meanwhile, Cosatu confirmed on Wednesday that Sadtu would join its marches against labour broking and e-tolling in KZN on March 7. - The Mercury
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badballie, wrote
Everyone is quick to jump on the "slam the teachers" bandwagon, very few acknowledging that they would themselves be heading a strike if they were required to work under the same conditions. The days of "taking one for the team" are long gone, and the government which is for all intents and purposes bankrupt, is not in a position to improve either salaries or working conditions. Before saying "god help the children" one needs to remember that there is no such thing as working for the love of the job, everyone works to survive, if you are not being paid properly you cannot be expected to provide proper services. And if you think school are in bad shape, try get medicine out of a state hospital.
Louise, wrote
Heaven help the children of this country if such people are their teachers and roll models.
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