Tshwane municipal workers gear up for strike after mayoral snub
By Rapula Moatshe
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Pretoria - More strike action by Tshwane municipal workers might be on the cards, as the regional SA Municipal Workers (Samwu) say they are disappointment that Mayor Randall Williams cancelled a meeting with the union at the last minute.
The meeting was scheduled to take place last Thursday to look into some of the grievances contained in a memorandum handed over to Finance MMC Mare-Lise Fourie during the workers’ march on June 1.
Regional Samwu chairperson Nkhetheni Muthavhi said the union would convene a meeting with its shop stewards today to decide on the way forward.
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Samwu threatens to strike over salary issues
By Siboniso Mngadi
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Durban: The South African Municipal Workers Unions (Samwu) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike should the municipalities fail to adhere to their âsteepâ salary demands.
The wage increment negotiations for 2021 between municipal unions and the South African Local Government Association (Salga) which represents all municipalities were expected to be concluded this week.
However, they reached a deadlock on Friday with no collective agreement on the horizons.
Salga had tabled a proposal of a 2.8% salary increment across the board while Samwu demanded 9% or R4000, while the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) demanded 5.5%.
Firefighters facing disciplinary action seek intervention to stop City of Cape Town
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - More than 500 firefighters facing disciplinary hearings for refusing to âwork as requiredâ are seeking community and political intervention in a bid to stop the City from sanctioning them.
Some of those firefighters were summoned to a meeting relating to their pending disciplinary hearing to communicate a speedy and amicable solution by the Cityâs acting Executive Director, Vincent Botto, at the Cape Town Stadium yesterday.
SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) regional chairperson Mzoxolo Miselo said the City was still on the verge of disciplining 525 firefighters.