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Massive strike looming at Home Affairs

Source: By JacarandaFM News, 25/05/2017

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) and the Public
Servants Association (PSA) are threatening to down tools at Home
Affairs over working conditions.

According to Fedusas Frank Nxumalo says they will shed more light on
the industrial action at a press conference this morning.

Collectively Fedusa and the PSA represent almost 700 000 members that
will join in on the strike as a result of working conditions and
corruption within government departments he says.

He says public servants are being blamed for mismanagement and
corruption in government departments while they are simply following
instructions.

Those disobeying instructions are slapped with disciplinary charges
and the effectiveness of the Protected Disclosures Act (whistle
blowing legislation) is placed in doubt PSA General Manager Ivan
Fredericks says.
Fedusa is also demanding that the pensions and investments of public
servants be protected at all cost.
National Treasury should consider including the PIC (Public Investment
Corporation) the custodian of the Government Employees Pension Fund as
a possible partner to recapitalise SAA the union says.

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