Durban - The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union said on Monday that it was mulling over strike action at the department of justice and constitutional development.
"Last year, the national union received a certificate to strike and is now considering serving the employer with a notice of strike action. The union had been raising concerns about non-compliance in occupational health and safety standards in some of the buildings occupied by the department, it said.
"The filing offices in both Johannesburg and Cape Town have been drenched in rain water because of leaking roofs. The matter was raised with the department to fix but instead the department resorted to intimidating shop stewards who were demanding answers in relation to fixing the problem. An immediate solution is urgently needed because the department is failing to safeguard the important paperwork at their disposal.