Kaya 959 Reporter
After receiving a certificate of non-resolution of the issue from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA), the Public Servants Association (PSA) has given Sars notice of its intention to strike
The strike notice followed failed wage discussions in which the parties were unable to reach a salary agreement for 2022/2023 due to a standstill.
Kaya Biz with Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Reuben Maleka PSA spokesperson about the dynamics behind the strike action.
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Maleka says that they felt very disrespected by SARS as an employer when they can back with a 0% wage increase.
“We are at a stage where we have given notice for a strike, we have engaged with them as an employer and we felt that we are being disrespected when the employer came back to us and gave a percentage of 0%.”
“Went back to members and through the ballot have spoken and they are saying the only way we can make the employer to listen is when we have a total shutdown of this particular service which is SARS and members are prepared.
“That is why we got notice yesterday,” says Maleka.
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