NEDLAC HOLDS FIRST MEETING TO
CONSIDER TERTIARY EDUCATION NOTICE
A first meeting was held at Nedlac today to consider the notice
of possible protest action tabled by the National Education
Health and AlliedWorkers' Union (NEHAWU) regarding the
transformation of the tertiary education sector and related
issues.
The notice was served in terms of s77(1)(b) of the Labour
Relations Act, which gives workers the right to embark on protest
action to promote andprotect their social and economic interests,
if they follow certain procedures. Nedlac is required to consider
the notice with a view to resolving the matter through a process of
facilitation.
The reasons tabled by NEHAWU as motivation for the intended
protest action include:
- The failure by the State to compel the tertiary education
institutions to comply with the Higher Education Act;
- The failure by the State to monitor the use of State subsidies
in tertiary education institutions;
- The failure by the State to negotiate mechanisms to ensure the
effective restructuring of the tertiary education sector.
In accordance with the Act, Nedlac called a meeting of its
Management Committee and the relevant parties in order to
facilitate dialogue around theseissues. It was agreed that there
would be a meeting to further consider the notice on 5th March.
Ends