“That targeted media were primed and invited into an internal meeting” is one of the concerns raised by Parliament after the talks were “disrupted by members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu)” on Tuesday.
“The Secretary to Parliament‚ Gengezi Mgidlana‚ adjourned the meeting following consistent refusal by the singing members of the union to comply with repeated requests to allow the staff meeting to proceed‚” a statement read‚ adding that it “will be rescheduled for a later date”.
“The behaviour displayed by a few staff members aligned to Nehawu is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Parliament will do all that is necessary to normalise the situation in the institution‚ including taking appropriate action where necessary.”
The statement said: “it is concerning that targeted media were primed and invited into an internal meeting”‚ which was “to discuss strategy implementation and matters of mutual concern”.
In May‚ BDLive reported that Nehawu had threatened to strike if Parliament’s presiding officers do not its demands on the payment of bonuses and what the union claims are the “unilateral” reductions in the performance ratings of some employees.
The union also claimed that Parliament had violated an agreement that was reached after an unprotected strike of nearly four weeks late last year over similar issues.
That strike‚ which was called off in December‚ saw Nehawu members occupy chambers in the National Assembly.
The union said it intended “to begin its rolling mass action” in June‚ and the strike could extend beyond Parliament to the provincial legislatures. — TMGDigital
Media were ‘primed’ for Nehawu disruption‚ Parliament claims
“That targeted media were primed and invited into an internal meeting” is one of the concerns raised by Parliament after the talks were “disrupted by members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu)” on Tuesday.
“The Secretary to Parliament‚ Gengezi Mgidlana‚ adjourned the meeting following consistent refusal by the singing members of the union to comply with repeated requests to allow the staff meeting to proceed‚” a statement read‚ adding that it “will be rescheduled for a later date”.
“The behaviour displayed by a few staff members aligned to Nehawu is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Parliament will do all that is necessary to normalise the situation in the institution‚ including taking appropriate action where necessary.”
The statement said: “it is concerning that targeted media were primed and invited into an internal meeting”‚ which was “to discuss strategy implementation and matters of mutual concern”.
In May‚ BDLive reported that Nehawu had threatened to strike if Parliament’s presiding officers do not its demands on the payment of bonuses and what the union claims are the “unilateral” reductions in the performance ratings of some employees.
The union also claimed that Parliament had violated an agreement that was reached after an unprotected strike of nearly four weeks late last year over similar issues.
That strike‚ which was called off in December‚ saw Nehawu members occupy chambers in the National Assembly.
The union said it intended “to begin its rolling mass action” in June‚ and the strike could extend beyond Parliament to the provincial legislatures. — TMGDigital
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