Yusuf Dadoo protests: hospital management gets court order against protesters
After four days of protest action outside the Yusuf Dadoo Hospital, management has obtained a court order to try and put a stop to the service disruption
For the past four days, the entrance to the Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital has been filled with dancing, singing employees dressed in red, white and black.
The employees have been asking for answers to issues they raised, and after two days of negotiations it seems that there might be an end to the protest, one way or another.
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On Wednesday morning, the CEO of the hospital, Patrick Sofohlo, sent out a voice note stating that the hospital had successfully obtained a court interdict against the striking employees.
“The interdict prohibits the striking employees from continuing to disrupt the normal operations of the hospital and entering the facility unless they are coming to work,” said Sofohlo.
He went on to say that because the strike was unprotected, the hospital would put all the policies and procedures available for managing the strike into effect.
“We would also like to apologise to our community and the patients alike for the inconvenience caused by this unfortunate and unwarranted service disruption,” he added.
Lucky Matebane, regional chairperson for the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa, said that as soon as the hospital shows them the interdict, they will abide by it.
“We will not fight against the court order, but we will take this issue to the highest level,” added Matebane.
Tshepo Mokheranyana, the provincial secretary for the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union, said that employees are currently continuing with their disengagement, and because there is more than one union involved, they are still trying to co-ordinate a response to the court interdict from the hospital.
Currently, the casualty and out-patients units have been put on hold, and patients are being redirected to other hospitals.
The patients who were in hospital when the protest began, have stayed in the hospital with skeleton staff looking after them.
