Correctional services union demands fair pay progression for correctional service workers [SOUND]

# The South African Correctional Services Workers’ Union is calling on the Department of Correctional Services to implement the overdue 1.5-percent pay progression for all eligible workers. The union’s general secretary Zanethemba Ndamane says the department also failed to implement grade progression in July 2024, preventing long-serving employees from advancing. She demands immediate action, vowing to hold DCS accountable until all members receive their rightful benefits: