SNAT, OTHERS JOIN NEDBANK SOLIDARITY PICKET

MBABANE – The ongoing Nedbank strike action gained momentum yesterday as other union members joined in solidarity with the bankers.

The other unions seemingly kept their word in joining their Nedbank counterparts in the lunch-hour pickets, to force the bank to give its employees 10 per cent salary increment.
The union members sang struggle songs calling for Nedbank Managing Director Fikile Nkosi to step down.

Unions that were represented included the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), Swaziland Amalgamated Trade Union (SATU) and members from other financial institutions including Standard Bank, Swaziland Building Society and First National Bank.

Chairperson of the Nedbank Shop Stewards Sizwe Makhanya, said they were happy with the support and the numbers would be growing each and everyday until the actual strike tomorrow, that will see interruption of services within some of the financial institutions.

On Monday, the Swaziland Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (SUFIAW), issued a circular notifying its members of a sympathy strike action that would take place tomorrow.
The union threatened to shutdown certain services within the financial services sector.

As if that is not enough, the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) has also given Nedbank until today to offer its employees the 10 per cent Cost of Living Adjustment.
If not TUCOSWA members will also join in the strike action to sympathise with the fellow SUFIAW union members on Friday.

Secretary General of SNAT Zwelithini Mndzebele confirmed their participation. Mndzebele said they were one family with SUFIAW, which is an affiliate of TUCOSWA.
“If a federation calls for men power in terms of assisting comrades in their struggle then so be it as it, is the essence of the union in the first place.”
He said as a group, they stood a better chance of conquering the battle than fighting it individually.

According to Mndzebele, they were still working on a strategy on how they could help during the Nedbank strike action.

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