THE National Health, Education and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) suspended its strike yesterday.
Nehawu went on strike against the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) on Monday demanding a 9% salary increase and medical aid subsidy of R3200 a month. The union also demanded that the increase be backdated to May 1.
The NHLS has offered a 7% salary increase and R1900 in medical aid subsidy.
Other unions - the Health and Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (Hospersa), Institute Staff Association (Isa) and the Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) - had already signed the offer when Nehawu went on strike.
Nehawu spokesman Sizwe Pamla admitted the strike had not been effective.
"We had a meeting last night (Thursday) where we reviewed our position.
"We realised that the strike had no effect because the majority of unions had accepted the offer."
NHLS CEO Sagie Pillay confirmed that Nehawu members were returning to work. "People are trickling back to work and we hope we will have a full staff complement tomorrow (today).
"We appreciate though that Nehawu has called off the strike," Pillay said.
Nehawu's health labs strike off
THE National Health, Education and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) suspended its strike yesterday.
Nehawu went on strike against the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) on Monday demanding a 9% salary increase and medical aid subsidy of R3200 a month. The union also demanded that the increase be backdated to May 1.
The NHLS has offered a 7% salary increase and R1900 in medical aid subsidy.
Other unions - the Health and Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (Hospersa), Institute Staff Association (Isa) and the Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) - had already signed the offer when Nehawu went on strike.
Nehawu spokesman Sizwe Pamla admitted the strike had not been effective.
"We had a meeting last night (Thursday) where we reviewed our position.
"We realised that the strike had no effect because the majority of unions had accepted the offer."
NHLS CEO Sagie Pillay confirmed that Nehawu members were returning to work. "People are trickling back to work and we hope we will have a full staff complement tomorrow (today).
"We appreciate though that Nehawu has called off the strike," Pillay said.
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