Judgment reserved on police joining strike

Arguments by the lawyers for the police and the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) centred largely on whether SAPS administration and support staff were essential-service workers or not, says a Mail & Guardian Online report. Judge AJ Ngalwana is expected to pass judgment on this, this morning. The Labour Court issued an interim interdict last Friday prohibiting members of Popcru from taking part in the industrial action. It also ordered Popcru not to promote police involvement in the strike. The government and union negotiators have postponed until today talks aimed at ending the strike to enable labour to consult members, officials said. Full Mail & Guardian Online report