NUNW Must Get Its Members Up To Scratch

I AM hereby expressing my concern to the NUNW about one of its affiliates, and ask it to act on this matter – otherwise workers will really suffer.

It is the union that deals with workers in construction. Its leadership needs to be changed otherwise this union is not doing anything to help these workers.Let me give an example: Walvis Bay workers have no one to help them.In Keetmanshoop and Swakopmund, even there is a person there; it seems there is no one.Please act on behalf of the workers and talk to the leadership of this union.It seems like this union is just making money out of workers and does nothing about their problems.I have personally never heard of this union signing agreements, solving problems or else they are pretending things are fine – but workers are really suffering.When I did some research, I found out that many workers do not even know their general secretary or president.What is the NUNW really doing if not making sure that all the affiliates are in order? If the union is having problems, why does the NUNW not act seriously to ensure that this union is working properly? I also understand that since this union had a congress, the new leadership never went to the Labour Commissioner to change the old leadership.Please, the NUNW must do something about this union.The union has no educator, the union has one car – can you believe that? If the NUNW does not act, we will take this matter to the Ministry of Labour.Mr Risto Kapenda, as you are a president of the federation, have a meeting with your affiliates and be straightforward – this is shameful for the Republic of Namibia.We hear all the time talk in the media about unions, but you are not polishing these unions.The NUNW must act on this matter very urgently.Concern of the workers Address suppliedIts leadership needs to be changed otherwise this union is not doing anything to help these workers.Let me give an example: Walvis Bay workers have no one to help them.In Keetmanshoop and Swakopmund, even there is a person there; it seems there is no one.Please act on behalf of the workers and talk to the leadership of this union.It seems like this union is just making money out of workers and does nothing about their problems.I have personally never heard of this union signing agreements, solving problems or else they are pretending things are fine – but workers are really suffering.When I did some research, I found out that many workers do not even know their general secretary or president.What is the NUNW really doing if not making sure that all the affiliates are in order? If the union is having problems, why does the NUNW not act seriously to ensure that this union is working properly? I also understand that since this union had a congress, the new leadership never went to the Labour Commissioner to change the old leadership.Please, the NUNW must do something about this union.The union has no educator, the union has one car – can you believe that? If the NUNW does not act, we will take this matter to the Ministry of Labour.Mr Risto Kapenda, as you are a president of the federation, have a meeting with your affiliates and be straightforward – this is shameful for the Republic of Namibia.We hear all the time talk in the media about unions, but you are not polishing these unions.The NUNW must act on this matter very urgently.Concern of the workers Address supplied