Dear Comrades I really feel for the doctors and all the public sector workers, but I have my serious reservation about SAMA and the way they dealt with Dr Thulare and Dr. Letlape, dismissed GS and President respectively.
As for Dr. Mahlati, I saw him sharing jokes with the SAMA representative on ASIKHULUME when a worker/doctor was talking about their plight. I think Mahlati knows that he has allies in the leadership of SAMA, that is why they secretly organised a strike that was supposed to take place before the elections to deal with the government. Some people know Mr. Mahlati's political views! I pause! Sabelo On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]>wrote: > * * > > *[image: SAMA]*** > > * * > > * * > > *SAMA Marches* > > > > · *Date*: 29 March 2009 [Friday] > > · *Time*: 11h00 > > · *Venues*: Pretoria, Durban and Bisho (details below) > > > > The South African Medical Association (SAMA) will be marching in Pretoria, > Durban and Bisho on Friday 29 May 2009, to protest and demand action on the > challenges they face both in the public and private health sectors. > > > > > > *Pretoria march route: * > > > > *Assembly in* *Brown Street* @ 11h00, March down Prinsloo Street to > Department of Health Fedlife Building. Parking areas for Pretoria > > > > · Sammy marks Square > > · State Theatre > > · Absa Bank > > · Corner Van der Walt and Pretorius > > · Sanlam Centre > > > > Wear the black arm bands on your right arm as it is required by the > Pretoria Metro Police. > > > > *KZN march route: * > > > > *Assemble in Botha Gardens* @ 11h00 March long West Street to Durban City > Hall > > > > > > *Eastern Cape Bisho Route:* > > > > *Assemble in Pallo Avenue* @ 11h00 March to Department of Health > Shukumbana Building > > > > > > > > *Today’s SAMA media release:* > > > > > > *Doctors' demands are not arbitrary* > > > > > > *Adri van Eeden, 27 May 2009* > > > > The SA Medical Association (SAMA) rejects the statements made in the media > by Deputy Director-General in the Department of Health, Dr Percy Mahlati. > > > > Speaking on the OSD request for a 50% increase on public sector doctors’ > salaries, Dr Mahlati stated that “such a demand is arbitrary, condones a > one-size fits all approach and will not address the disparities that the OSD > seeks to address”. > > > > SAMA would like to emphasise that our figures have been based on careful > research performed by an independent organisation, which has also advised > other professions on the real value of their services. This data was > supplied to the then Minister of Health Barbara Hogan and Dr Mahlati. That > the Department now finds it necessary to criticize these figures is regarded > with outrage by SAMA, when in the midst of the bargaining process. No > process can be started and then continued without a sound base, and this is > precisely why these figures have been made available to the Department. > > > > SAMA takes exception to Dr Mahlati’s statement of "It is now questionable > whether SAMA really wants this matter resolved or not". SAMA’s commitment > has been repeatedly demonstrated by the fact that despite the OSD matter > having dragged on for the best part of two years, it has consistently - > through interaction with the Department and other stakeholders - persisted > in obtaining adequate remuneration and better working conditions for our > public sector doctors. We hope that the Department commits itself to a > substantial offer which will attest to its commitment to the negotiating > process and improve doctors’ remuneration. > > > > SAMA continues to support the planned march in Pretoria on Friday. The fact > that doctors are angry is precisely because of these type of comments made > by the Department, instead of focussing on speeding up the process around > the OSD. > > > > SAMA wants to emphasise that the march on 29 May could lead to further > legitimate protest actions by SAMA members if doctors’ demands are not met. > > > > > ENDS > > > > Issued by the Corporate Communication Unit of the South African Medical > Association > > > > *Enquiries: Corporate Communication, Adri van Eeden 012 481 2042* > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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