Legal Aid is facing the prospect of protected strike action after the Salawu filed a notice of action with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)
More than 500 members of the South African Legal Aid Workers Union (SALAWU) are expected to march to Parliament and Legal Aid SA House on Wednesday to deliver a memorandum of demands, with the mandatory retirement age of 60 at the centre of the dispute.
This follows a 48-hour notice of industrial action that was filed with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
Union deputy president Michael Motaung said some of the grievances date back to a strike in 2019.
"The CCMA was approached on the issue of the retirement age, and a certificate of non-resolution was issued in May 2026. That is why the strike is now proceeding," he said.
