Sunday, September 27, 2009

What is the status of the OSD and Salary for teachers?

Salary negotiation for Teachers and other government employees have taken another level. The government and unions for teachers reached an agreement for OSD and salary increment for teachers on the 5th of August 2009. The first due date for negotiation was the 30th June 2009, unfortunately by then no agreement was reached so the negotiation postponed.
The agreed upon salary rise for government employees seem to be a good achievement. I think this will assist teachers to settle their debts and to live normal lives just like other workers.
Unfortunately, the agreement looks good on paper, after signing the agreement, Minister of education Angie Motshekga came clear on Television says the government does not have money.
How do you sign an agreement when the department categorically claims that they do not have the money and how are they going to backdate this OSD when they do not have money? Or is this something to full educators with the signing.
As reported in NAPTOSA National News Flash 13 of 2009, the employer was due to return to the ELRC on 6 August 2009 with a mandated document. The employer did return, with an amended version of the draft collective agreement (No.4). Labour rejected the amended document outright. However, the crucial issue is that the employer returned without the additional funding, hence the amendments. Labour requested that the Minster for Basic Education and the Minster for the DPSA should come to the Council and address them eventually the special task team that was established a month ago to assist with the finalisation of the OSD reported back to council.
But I think SADTU has become a “sweetheart” union, making secret deals behind close doors to which we as members are not informed. Their loyalty is first and foremost to the ANC government, their alliance partners. But we witness on a daily basis the profligacy of the government, from million rand renovations to bluing for their expensive official vehicles.
Now the questions are:
Are teachers going to get their increment this months or they still have to wait for another months?
Do you think these delay would make teachers to embark on strike just before the exams.
“These delays are now contradicting Zuma’s promise of prioritising education and paying teachers what they deserve,”
When is the government going to start thinking about car and housing allowance?

1 comment:

  1. HI Bloggers

    This is a very good comment,I think they dont worry much about us.

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