Parliament commends ‘maturity’ of union that besieged it for a week

18 November 2015 - 12:40 By TMG Digital

Parliament on Wednesday “welcomed” the agreement reached between its management and the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) a day earlier. A statement said Nehawu memebers would return to work on Wednesday “following a week-long strike over a dispute on how bonuses are calculated”.It went on to “commend all parties for their maturity and for demonstrating that there is no better way to iron out differences than talking and negotiation”.The statement made no mention of the industrial action being illegal – as had previous Parliament statements - nor that the strike severely curtailed the business of the legislature.On Tuesday‚ Nehawu members had threatened to make Parliament “ungovernable” should their demands not be met.“It is natural that disputes in the labour environment do arise from time to time‚” Parliament said.“Our shared institutional purpose requires that we work together if we are to continue to deliver on the aspirations of all our people for a better life.“We are confident that the final outcome of the discussions will enable our institution to continuously live up to that goal.”A joint task team has been set up to work on the agreement. ..

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