SADTU seeking Con. Court relief in wage increase battle with government
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) says it will approach the Constitutional Court in a bid to overturn a Labour Court ruling which dismissed an application by public service unions seeking to compel government to implement the third year of salary increases as agreed in 2018.
The court ruled that government is not compelled to stick to the last leg of the agreement, also finding that the enforcement clause was unlawful.
Alternatives
Following Sadtu’s last NEC meeting for the year, the union said in a statement that they believe the court should have looked at alternatives, such as the incremental implementation of the agreement.
“We are going to go back to our members, we are also waiting for the legal counsel to table possible legal options,” SADTU general-secretary Mugwena Maluleke said earlier.
Public Servants Association (PSA) spokesperson Claude Naiker says they too are disappointed at the Labour Court ruling and are looking at aspects of the judgment the PSA might have to challenge.
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