PARLIAMENTARY staff members aligned to the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) accused Parliament’s management of distorting facts and acting in bad faith in discussions with the union and disciplinary processes of union leaders.The union briefed the media on Friday at Cape Town’s central Methodist Church on the second day of a fresh strike over Parliament’s decision to deduct money from staff members’ salaries for a strike staff embarked upon late last year.The union contends that the amount to be deducted from salaries for the strike days was still subject to discussion between the union and Parliament.However, Parliament has proceeded with the deductions and included days when Parliament was on lockdown.In a statement released on Thursday, Parliament claimed it was not notified of the latest strike and said the implementation of the "no work, no pay" deduction was agreed to in December last year.However, Nehawu parliamentary secretary Themba Gabula disput...
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