Kaya 959 Reporter
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has shut down the University of South Africa (Unisa).
The union has said that it plans to continue with protests until there is a resolution to the wage impasse as negotiations continue.
The protest intensified on Monday when a graduation ceremony was disrupted as Nehawu affiliated workers were fighting for wage increases.
The members say they will continue with the protests as they have been trying to deal with this for almost six months.
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Update on Unisa graduation ceremonies, the university has resolved to postpone all scheduled graduations from 15 March 2022 until Tuesday, 22 March 2022. For more details click here https://t.co/HICeQGKImS
— Unisa (@unisa) March 16, 2022
Unisa postpones graduation ceremonies
The disagreements with NEHAWU lead to the institution postponing graduation ceremonies scheduled graduations from Tuesday, (15 March 2022) until Tuesday, 22 March 2022.
UNISA said in a statement that their decision came as a means to give space for negotiations with NEHAWU.
“This decision is intended to give space for management and NEHAWU to resolve the impasse and to ensure that when the remainder of the graduation ceremonies resume, they do so in an environment safe from any possible disruption and inconvenience to graduates and guests.”
They also said that the “talks between university management and NEHAWU are currently in progress and the university is working towards a speedy resolution of the impasse and a return to normal operations as soon as possible.” read the statement.
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