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BusinessLive reports that, as the crisis within the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) deepens, some of its members have requested the City of Johannesburg to withhold their membership subscriptions from the union.
Samwu has been dogged by infighting for almost a decade as different leaders battle it out for control of the union’s coffers, which run into millions, with some facing arrest over fraud and corruption. The biggest union in the municipal sector is also being investigated by the Hawks. Unhappy members said in a letter to the city council that their monies were being used to fund factional battles in the union. The council has been negotiating labour matters with two factions of the union, pending a ruling on a Labour Appeal Court (LAC) application. “Until the LAC decides on the matter, it is incumbent on us to treat both factions as equals," said Christo Marais, acting group executive director of group corporate services for the city. The issue of withholding membership subscription funds will be tabled before the next mandatory committee meeting.
- Read this report by Claudi Mailovich and Theto Mahlakoana in full at BusinessLive
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