Teacher Unions: No PPE, No work

Sadtu General-Secretary Mugwena Maluleke says unions and governing body associations met with Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga.“When the school is ready for the workers in terms of the PPEs [Personal Protective Equipment], in terms of social distancing. The workers will go in and get training and that has been happening since the 25th. Where the school is ready, then the worker go in but where the school is not ready, workers will not go be going in,” he said.

“When it comes to the learners, our position is we don't want a staggered approach. We need to make sure the system is perfect. The teacher have been trained, they've been oriented...” Maluleke added.Meanwhile, Motshekga is set to address the nation of the state of readiness in school on Sunday evening.Help protect your loved ones by sharing this officialThe NICD has another Clinician Hotline to improve #COVID19 communication and support for healthcare providers.

No work no pay 💰

Correctly so. It really baffles me that I have PPEs by their thousands (N95s and 3 layer surgical masks) and schools can't buy from us because of the centralised government approach. Ooh well!

stupid question 🙋‍♂️ What are PPE's for the teachers? Masks and senetizers?

Minimum wage

What have they been wearing when they go shopping

Public sarvents are going back to work tomorow. Teacher are public serv too

No work no pay

Then don’t work!

Covid_19SA : iTAC rebate on importation of PPE etc. lapses tonight, per notice due to there no longer being shortages - this does not gel with reports of shirtages in educ, health? Level3LockDown

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