Unions Gunning For 10% Increase For Public Service Workers

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A Constitutional Court decision which absolved the government from honouring a multi-year public sector wage increase was taken on the chin by unions and workers alike. However, the fight for increases has just begun with a 10% increase being demanded.

 


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In 2018, the Public Sector Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) reached a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the South African Government. The first two years of the multi-year deal was honoured by the government. However, the government pulled out of the last part of the wage deal, citing unaffordability.

The Constitutional Court ruled in the government's favour and workers ended up losing the final year of the deal increases.

At the time, the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) Executive Director Basic Manual said the government or “employers” conduct flew in the face of good faith bargaining.

Manual also said that the decision made by the constitutional court would set up a tough round of negotiations this year.

In preparation for these tough rounds of negotiations, Naptosa conducted a survey in order to finalise their members' demands.

The survey results are as follows

  • 93% of the members favoured a 1 year agreement 
  • 93.4% were in favour of an increase of CPI + 2% across the board
  • 99% of the members supported the current housing allowance to be increased to R2 500 per month. 

Naptosa said they have heard the calls of workers and will carry their demands into the wage negotiations.

The union also published this table which they cite as proof that public service employees were treated unfairly.

supplied by naptosa

 

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