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TimesLive reports that members of the National Traffic Police have refused to leave their deployment base in Midrand‚ north of Johannesburg‚ thereby embarking on an impromptu illegal strike to voice workplace grievances.
The officers have been on a go-slow since Monday‚ with half of the 40 officers per shift going out to enforce national traffic laws. But this failed to draw the attention of their superiors so they went on an illegal strike. The officers said they were treated in an inhumane manner and have no proper equipment to carry out their duties. One of the burning issues is that they have been moved from their offices in Faerie Glen‚ Pretoria East‚ and “dumped” in open veld near Midrand‚ with a single mobile toilet for about 40 female and male officers. The fenced-off open area‚ adjacent to the SA National Roads Agency offices in Samrand‚ does not have a shelter and the officers have to take refuge in their cars to escape the blazing sun. The officers also complained that they were not consulted whenever decisions affecting their lives were taken, claiming that shifts were changed at a drop of a hat. A number of other were identified. The officers vowed to remain on the base until their grievances were resolved.
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