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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gugu Ndima
Sent: 01 September 2009 10:55 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] YCLSA condemns the dismissal of soldiers by
the Minister of Defence and Military veterans
YCLSA condemns the dismissal of soldiers by the Minister of Defence and
Military veterans
01 September 2009
The Young communist league of South Africa (UFasimba) would like to
condemn the Minister for dismissing soldiers that were involved in the
strike action. We believe that this does not help the matter but
exacerbates it further. The YCLSA strongly opposes the violent nature of
the action by the soldiers who are members of the South African National
Defence Union.
The YCLSA believes that there is no form of grievance that justifies
violence and threat to national security. However, dismissing soldiers
who are bread winners and heads of family households implies that the
Minister is using dismissal as a political tool to avoid dealing with
the gist of the matter.
We call on the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans not to solve
the problem by avoiding it, but by urgently giving the soldiers a
hearing. We believe that the concerns of the soldiers, especially
related to wages and transformation of the military, are genuine and
should be addressed.
Labour practises should be applied to any worker irrespective of their
occupation. We condemn any attempt to try and bar soldiers from being
members of trade unions, and do not agree with the sentiments made by
the MKVA. We therefore call upon the Minister to meet with
representatives of both unions and come to an amicable solution to the
matter at hand.
Issued by the YCLSA Head office
Contact
Gugu Ndima (076 783 1516)
National spokesperson
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Gugu Ndima
+27 76 783 1516
Comrades I personally feel that the minister is making it difficult for
herself, because dismissing workers she does not solve the problem that
our soldiers are facing at work place. If she can look at labour
relations act dismissal is a last thing to consider. If there is any
misconduct the must be a disciplinary hearing first. This disciplinary
code endorses the concept of corrective or progressive disciplinary
which regards it as a means for employee to know and understand what
standards are required of them. Rather than to "fire from the hip"
dismissal of soldiers is highly shocking and unfair in this regard. My
humble desire is to have the conviction set aside and workers re
instated retrospectively without loss of income.
>From : Thabiso Mesesa
072 3859 011
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