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Nust lecturers to go on strike
09 Sep 2013 at 05:38hrs | Views
NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) lecturers have resolved to go on strike at the end of the week in protest against non-payment of outstanding salaries and allowances.
The strike would mainly affect parallel programmes and Masters degree students.
Students at the institution have however said the lecturers are already on go-slow.
In a "notice for intention to strike" dated 30 August and addressed to Nust Vice Chancellor, Professor Lindela Ndlovu, the National University of Science and Technology Educators Association (Nusteda) said lecturers would down tools on 14 September if their demands were not met.
The memo was leaked to by disgruntled lecturers.
"Following the extraordinary Nusteda Executive Meeting held on Thursday 29 August 2012 to discuss outstanding conventional and self-funding wages that academics are owed by the University, the National University of Science and Technology Educators' Association (Nusteda) is notifying you that all academics who are owed these wages for services provided to the institution as far back as 2012 to date will withdraw their services in conventional and self-funding programmes in the 2013 to 2014 academic year. This lawful collective job action will commence on 14 September 2013 and end when all outstanding wages have been fully paid," read the notice.
The association warned the university against threatening any of its members regarding the intended strike, saying it would be contravening Section 7, on protection of employees' right to democracy in the work place [sub section 1(b)] of the Labour Act.
The strike would mainly affect parallel programmes and Masters degree students.
Students at the institution have however said the lecturers are already on go-slow.
The memo was leaked to by disgruntled lecturers.
"Following the extraordinary Nusteda Executive Meeting held on Thursday 29 August 2012 to discuss outstanding conventional and self-funding wages that academics are owed by the University, the National University of Science and Technology Educators' Association (Nusteda) is notifying you that all academics who are owed these wages for services provided to the institution as far back as 2012 to date will withdraw their services in conventional and self-funding programmes in the 2013 to 2014 academic year. This lawful collective job action will commence on 14 September 2013 and end when all outstanding wages have been fully paid," read the notice.
The association warned the university against threatening any of its members regarding the intended strike, saying it would be contravening Section 7, on protection of employees' right to democracy in the work place [sub section 1(b)] of the Labour Act.
Source - chronicle
