All Walter Sisulu University workers have been barred from entering campus premises.
Vice chancellor Professor Rob Midgley issued the “Lock out notice” to workers on Wednesday evening, highlighting that it is effective from midnight on Wednesday.
This follows a decision by worker unions such as National Tertiary Educators Union (Ntesu) and National Education Health and Allied Workers (Nehawu) last week,  to down tools effectively from Monday, after the university management refused to heed their call for an 8% salary increase. The university is offering a 6.3% wage hike.  On Wednesday students representatives council announced that the university's 31 000 students have joined in support of the workers. Their demands have included the call for Midgley to leave as head of the university.
In his notice Midgley wrote: “All staff members are hereby advised that they will be locked out from work at WSU with effect from midnight on Wednesday May 30, and will be locked out prior to the commencement of working hours on Thursday morning.
“They will not be allowed access to any university premises until this lock-out is lifted,” said Midgley, adding that any union member who, in conflict with this lock-out notice, attempts access to the premises from Thursday morning onwards, “will make him or herself guilty of serious misconduct".   
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