In the conclusion of the protracted strike at the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), the National Education, Health, and Allied Workers Union Nehawu) yesterday revealed faultlines in the segmentation of entities under the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (dtic).
Nehawu also alleged serious governance breaches at the SABS, which were leading to corruption.
Nehawus deputy secretary-general, December Mavuso, speaking in the aftermath of the two-week strike that has finally been resolved with the intervention of Trade, Industry, and Competition Parks Minister Parks Tau.
Mavuso said there was a need for harmonisation of remuneration and benefits, as well as centralised bargaining at the dtic. The polarised structures in the dtic were resulting in department hopping, he claimed.
There are a lot of issues at the SABS and the other entities at the department, which we raised with the minister. We hold the view as a union that creating so many agencies is bankrupting the fiscus. There is a need to harmonise and have central bargaining, Mavuso said.
