Comrade Vilakazi, The issue of a union starts with a member who consciuosly join a union and the entrust few people in leadership to lead without participation in the lower structures. I think your Mpumalanga branch leaders were left off the hook by you taking an explaination that they were never briefed about negotiations, why did they do as branch leaders?
I would appreciate a discussion on the role of the revolutionary trade union at this moment in our country, in particular in the public sector. A progressive agreement exists between our movement, The ANC and SADTU on teachers that must in schools, on time, teaching during working time. I have not heard the same from other public sector unions. Should we not discuss if indeed the teachers are doing what they promised the President of our Country? There are many questions to be asked, for example why do our nurses treat patients better when they are moonlighting in a private hospital, but not in a public hospital, why do teachers who teach in model c schools do the basics correctly and not the same in a rural school? Last but not least, who is a union? Amandla, Cedric On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Mduduzi H Vilakazi <[email protected]>wrote: > Cdes, > > I am once again happy to participate in this forum. I have been hit by a > chronic headache that doctors prescribed good medication including keeping a > distance from computers. I am declared fit to rejoin the cyberworld. I am > however late to bring back some discussions that I have missed during my > short sick break. > > The question posed by comrade Dumisani regarding the role of unions is > correct. When is the time for negotiations for better working conditions > including package increases because we all know that July is the month for > effecting resolved percentage increase. This issue of backdating is bad for > workers. Economic scholars will tell you that PAYE will be high when the > income is high. So our increases will be taxed higher than expected and one > is not sure whether a tax return will bring back all our monies. > > I am writing here as a worker who is to receive a salary (with the annual > increase). We contribute our hard earned resources to maintain offices of > unions so that those who occupy the offices are able to guard and > champion our interests. Clearly, Nehawu and other public servants unions > were and are aware that government increase is in July, why would > negotiations start in July? > > None of us are familiar with the process. I was in a Nehawu meeting last > week Tuesday. The leadership of my branch confirmed that there was no > briefing as yet regarding salary packages. I am not interested in the salary > increase, I am interested in the increase in housing, vehicle, medical and > other package related benefits. > > We can not be a society of defending the delays of those we voted for to > champion our interests. The CC approach should be taken forward with those > entrusted to lead a revolution. There were no consultations regarding our > feelings and thinking around issues of package increase. I am fully in > agreement with Dumisani regarding the behaviour of public sector unions - in > particular Cosatu affiliates. > > I appeal to anyone with information regarding the negotiations to keep us > informed of the progress and backlogs that are taking place. Where are we? > > Thanx, I pause!! > > > *Mduduzi Herman Vilakazi* > *Internal Auditor* > Dept of P/Works, Roads and Transport > Mpumalanga Province > > Tel: 013 766 8280 > Cell: 083 357 4849 > Fax: 086 544 3205 > > >>> "Wonder Nkosi (PTA)" <[email protected]> 23/07/2009 09:05 >>> > Comrade Dumisani, > > i thought that we are familiar with processes in the bargaining process. > but to remind comrades, we were witnessing strikes by doctors throughout the > country until now in july. in the bargaining process, it will be difficult > for the representatives of cosatu to alienate salary increment for non > striking workers while the resolution that you want to implement include > those who are on strike. also in the employer's side, they will be raising > the matter of administering salary increment for each employee one by one, > and i believe that you know how difficult that will be. > > the process in handled in the best interest of workers and also in the best > interest of our community (like to fight for the expelled doctors to be > reinstated). the process is at a final stage where cents are been counted > and in due course we will get results. > > Amandla > wonder > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tuis Dumisani > *Sent:* 22/07/2009 02:46 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [YCLSA Discussion] FW: [COSATU Daily News] Article from Cape > Argus > > > > > > > > You know Comrades I was wondering and I had a discussion with a number of > people/ workers in terms of why our public service unions will start salary > negotiations in July whilst we were suppose to be getting an increment in > July. Does that indicate that they do have the interest of the workers at > heart or is it deliberate cause whilst they are engaging in deliberations > which one don’t even know when will they end, the poor public servants are > struggling very hard and the global economic crisis is heating hard at us. > > > > It is very disturbing even on the issue of servicing of the membership by > leadership, my heart get broken when I see how many people join the PSA > cause they claim that their grievances are resolved very fast as compared to > the Cosatu aligned unions and the PSA is using this advantage to poach > members to join them. I think its high time that our Cosatu aligned unions > should do an analysis of membership and draw programmes that will engage > members to stay with us. I was very happy by the resolution taken in the > Free State Cosatu congress, where they acknowledge that they have lost > members and they will develop a plan to mobilize members to join Cosatu > affiliates but also to ensure they retain the current membership. > > > > Amandla!!!!!!!!!! > > > > Dumisani Tuis > > Tel: 053-6210007 > > Fax: 0865070204 > > Cell: 0736430439 > > > > "The possibility that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us > from the support of a cause we believe to be just"- Abraham Lincoln > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Patrick Craven > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:51 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [COSATU Daily News] Article from Cape Argus > > > > > > Please see attached. > > > > NB: This email and its contents are subject to our email legal notice > which can be viewed at http://www.doj.gov.za/about_web/disclaimer.htm > If you are unable to access the Disclaimer, send an email request for the > disclaimer to [email protected] and we will send you a copy of the > Disclaimer. > > > > Disclaimer > This e-mail and any attachments transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is > addressed. 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