Netwerk24 reports that Olly Mlamleli, executive mayor of the Mangaung metro, says that the municipality’s employees, including striking SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members, will receive a salary increase of 7.36% from 1 July.  

This will be as deliberated upon on in the bargaining council and in line with the budget.  Mlamleli was responding to a query as to whether provision has been made in the municipal budget for the strikers’ wage demands, which include adjustments of up to R3,000 per month per worker.  Samwu has rejected the 7.36% offer.  On Wednesday, 31 May, the Samwu strike entered its third week.  According to Mlamleli, a process is also underway in terms of which all posts are being reevaluated and which, after approval by the bargaining council, Salga and the labour forum, will lead to post adjustments from 1 August.  But, Pule Molalenyane, national president of Samwu, said there was no consensus about that process.  He said the workers were sticking to their demands, which included a R3,000 monthly adjustment for each worker, as well as a R40,000 once-off payment. (Loosely translated from Afrikaans)

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