Nurses and other unionised staff at Choma general hospital in Southern Province have downed tools again, barely two days after calling off the strike action that had crippled the health institution in the past two weeks.
But the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) has pleaded with health workers in the district to return to work because their continued strike action does not have the blessings of the union.
ZANIS reports that the decision to resume the strike follows a meeting by nurses and other medical staff held at the hospital at which they unanimously agreed to commence the industrial action today.
The nurses resolved not to attend to any patients in the hospital until government meets their demands, accusing their union leaders of failing them by accepting to sign for a 15 percent pay rise.
The nurses are demanding K 1 million risk allowance, K 1,925,000 night duty allowance, K 1,500,000 uniform allowance and K 500,000 overtime allowance.
On Monday, unionised health workers and other public service workers in the district held a meeting at Choma General hospital at which they all resolved to call off the work stoppage.
CSAWUZ branch chairperson Switzer Mpuka said it was surprising that health workers could take a unilateral decision to go on strike when they were part of the collective decision with other civil servants to resume work during at a meeting he addressed at the hospital on Monday.
Mr Mpuka said the health workers who regrouped yesterday have refused to be addressed by any union leaders claiming they have been betrayed enough by the national union leaders.
He has since advised the health workers to reconsider their position and resume work because they will have no protection from the union especially that the collective agreement has already been signed.
ZANIS
Good and lets us Zambians keep the pressure until we get equal remuneration for our work because we all Zambians buy from the same shops.
All the best and God bless you strciking workers.
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Ronnie look for more prison space for more are commiting TREASON. Wailasha Ronnie
Yeah…..give them what they trully deserve plz you jokers
Are union leaders dispensable? Can Leonard Hikaumba, for instance, be impeached? Why is he so quiet?
Stop wasting these peoples time, they have been working hard all their lives and who gets the awards……POLITICIANS! Please this is the only way you will get what you truelly deserve. Politicians buy new cars, furniture, houses, etc the first week they are in office while you can not even get what is really your hard earned wage. We support you and you actions.
This only goes to show that the Gov has lost the plot, shame on RB and Crew, These pipo have tried to talk with Gov, but no luck so striking is the last resort.
I perfectly agree with the strike coz 15% is nothing when the un educated politicians like Teta are geting 25-30million a month for no real job done. Viva strike!
7 Bio Engineer greetings, find the CV for Solwezi Central MP Benny Tetamashimba below showing he is educated:
Constituency Number: 110
Date of birth: 27th September 1955
Marital Status: Married
Educational Qualifications: Form V, Diploma in Human Resources, Certificate in Accounting and Finance, Certificate in Social Policy
Year First Elected: 1996
Sessional Committee membership:
Profession: Businessman
Hobbies: Football
Contact Details: National Assembly,
P O Box 31299,
Lusaka
Telephone Number: (260) (211) 253446
Fax Number: (260) (211) 253330
E m a i l: bennytetamashimba AT yahoo . c o mThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , btetamashimba AT parliament . gov . z m.
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