Staff at DUT continue striking as the start of lectures looms
Three unions at the Durban University of Technology have urged staff not to return to work until management concedes to its demands
Staff at the embattled Durban University of Technology (DUT) will continue with industrial action, despite the commencement of lectures being less than a week away.The staff strike entered its third week on Monday‚ following an impasse between employees and management over salary increases for 2018.Three unions — the National Education‚ Health and Allied Workers’ Union‚ the Tertiary Education National Union of SA and the National Tertiary Education Union — urged staff not to return to work until management conceded to its demands. Lecture were due to start on February 5.They had also called for vice-chancellor Thandwa Mthembu to step down‚ saying they had no confidence in his leadership.University management said that student debt and rising infrastructure costs made it unfeasible to meet union demands — including a 10% wage increase.The university wanted a professional mediator to take negotiations forward‚ claiming that the process was toxic.Milton Estrice‚ spokesperson for the st...
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