No more patients as paramedics’ patience runs out
The strike will culminate to a united stance across KwaZulu-Natal on November 25.
EMRS ambulance vehicles came to a standstill on Friday, October 31, when paramedics went on strike.
The disgruntled emergency personnel are up in arms about their salary structures.
One paramedic complained staff were underpaid, although their qualifications warranted higher salaries.
Allegedly, they also didn’t receive danger pay or overtime.
According Sifiso Dlamini, an official from National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW), this has been ongoing since 2012.
“We have been talking the same language since 2012 until 2014. Enough is enough,” he said.
Describing how emergency personnel worked tirelessly to save lives, often for extended hours for virtually no reimbursement, Mr Dlamini said the strike would culminate to a united stance across KwaZulu-Natal on November 25.
“On November 25, we will be going to uMkhanyakude District for a march. On this day we want no ambulances to be taken out across the entire KZN district. Anyone who does take an ambulance out will face our wrath and meet us head-on,” he warned.
Amajuba District Health Department was contacted for comment regarding the matter, but, Nonhlahla Khuzwayo, spokesperson from the department, declined.
