Sunday August 30, 2020: Members of the media are invited to a joint press conference to be addressed

by the leadership of the following organisations:

• National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union, Nehawu
• Congress of South African Trade Unions, Cosatu
• South African Communist Party, the SACP
• South African Students Congress, Sanco
• Young Communist League of South Africa, the YCLSA
• And the South African Union of Students, Saus

The aim of the press conference is to communicate the state of readiness and details of the NEHAWU National Day of Action scheduled to take place on the 3^rd September in the form of submissions of memorandums to the Presidency, National Parliament and the Premiers offices in the 9 provinces.

The build-up programme to the National Day of Action will include a National Prayers Day on the 1^st September 2020 in honour of front line workers who have lost their lives and the encouragement of motorists to hoot in support of frontline workers on the 2^nd September 2020 including motorcades across the country which will be going from workplace to workplace saluting and thanking all frontline workers for their contribution so far.

The press conference will also touch on the following issues:

• The support the fraternal organisations will give to the Nehawu national programme of action
• Update on the progress of the campaign so far
• The onslaught on the right to strike and collective bargaining
• Covid-19 corruption

Details of the press conference:

Date: Monday August 31, 2020
Time: 11am
Venue: Protea Hotel Parktonian, 120 De Korte St, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Members of the media are invited to attend and to cover the press conference. 

For more information contact:

• Nehawu, National Spokesperson Khaya Xaba: 082 455 2500
• Cosatu, National Spokesperson Sizwe Pamla: 060 975 6794
• SACP, Media Liaison Officer, Multimedia and Digital Platforms Co-ordinator Hlengiwe Nkoyanyane: 079 384 6550
• Sasco, Luvuyo Barnes Media and Communication Liaison: 079 393 7131
• YCLSA, National Spokesperson Dloze Matooane: 066 570 3902
• Saus, Spokesperson Thabo Shingange: 071 664 6858

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