Workers shut down the Fort Napier Medico Legal Mortuary in Pietermaritzburg on Monday and Tuesday, turning away families who had come to fetch the bodies of loved ones. Workers have been on a go-slow for two weeks, demanding a wage increase and better working conditions. On Monday workers barricaded the road, blocking the mortuary gates..
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Workers shut down the Fort Napier Medico Legal Mortuary in Pietermaritzburg
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Charlotte Maxeke Hospital faces a possible shut down
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Johannesburg – The National Health Education and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) Gauteng deputy secretary Gracia Rikhotso on Wednesday rejected as false reports that Charlotte Maxeke Hospital would shut down because its members were going to embark on a strike.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) this week warned that the hospital faced a possible shut down with staff downing tools over non-payment of overtime and performance bonuses. They were also concerns about unfilled vacancies.
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