@SABCNewsPublic Service workers belonging to the National Health and Allied Workers union embarked on lunchtime pickets countrywide today. The pickets come amid growing threats of strike action in the public sector over higher wages.
Spokesperson for Cosatu’s Joint Mandating Committee Richard Mamabolo says, “These are part of ongoing pickets across all provinces where members of different unions and federations are expressing their dissatisfaction with the 3%. In the coming days, the unions will be coming together. They are balloting their members and that outcome will give guidance on further action to be taken,” says Mamabolo.
“The main issue is only salary. If government can give us the workers 10% then there will be no stress and nothing will happen. This thing is happening in all the country. Today, we are not eating but demonstrating. We will eat later on,” says Mothiba.
atleast they are working and earning salaries, thousands are jobless with no hope at all...greedy bunch of lazy workers