SNAT MASS MEET TO SET TONE FOR UNIONS

MBABANE – Unions have all agreed to get a mandate from their members concerning their next step in the stalled negotiations with government.

Following government and public sector associations (PSAs) failure to reach an agreement on Thursday regarding the cost of living adjustment during a Joint Negotiations Forum (JNF) meeting, PSA have all agreed to let their members decide on their next step.
This decision was reached by the different unions during a meeting held at the Swaziland National Association of teachers Centre in Manzini. Each union was represented by the members of their respective National Executive Committee members.

Public sector unions include; the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU), National Public Service and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU) and the Swaziland National Association of Government Accounting Personnel (SNAGAP).

When questioned by the Times SUNDAY after the joint meeting held yesterday, SNAT Secretary General Zweli Mndzebele, who spoke on behalf of all the other three unions, revealed that after a lengthy meeting of about one and half hours, the unions had all agreed that it was indeed time to meet their respective members in order to receive their  mandates as unions.

“It was decided during the meeting yesterday that since SNAT had already scheduled a mass meeting with its members on Tuesday, it would make better sense to discuss the issue and receive a clear mandate on what the next step would be,” Mndzebele said.
The SNAT secretary general said the other three unions would also do the same and meet with their own members and all the recommendations would then be collated and adopted by the public sector associations.

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