NATIONAL and provincial National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) officials met were locked in a meeting yesterday to trying to and solve the on-going workers’ strike at Walter Sisulu University. The Daily Dispatch understands that a letter was issued last week announcing the national Nehawu officials’ visit to the striking Buffalo City branch. The visit is understood to have been an intervention in the on-going workers’ strike action which started on last Monday last week. WSU’s staff are members have been on strike demanding an 18% salary increase. The meeting was apparently held at East London’s Nehawu offices. WSU management issued an ultimatum to the labour union on Friday, instructing ed work ers to return to work yesterday. But workers ignored the instruction and stayed away from work. WSU has taken the issue to the Port Elizabeth labour court for legal intervention. WSU spokeswoman An gela Church said: “WSU has been granted a court order against labour unions Nehawu and Nteu [National Tertiary Education Union] at its Buffalo City and Butterworth campuses and at the Zamukulungisa Site of Mthatha campus for the unprotected strike that has been underway since Monday 11 March.” The Labour Court ruled yesterday that...
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