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GroundUp reports that about 100 members of the Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union of SA (Demawusa) protested against the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality on Tuesday afternoon after marching to City Hall.
The protesters demanded recognition of Demawusa by the municipality as well as permanent jobs for casual municipal workers. Demawusa’s 800 members include plumbers, meter readers, cleaners, security guards and call centre staff. Demawusa provincial coordinator Siphiwe Ndunyana stated: “We want a recognition agreement issued to us by the municipality. They have always blocked us, saying that they can’t engage with us as they have not yet recognised us. But we submitted our membership to them as from 1 March 2019. They have not yet made any strides to deal with the issue of recognition.” Ndunyana also accused the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) and the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) of working with the municipality. He claimed that his minority union was fast-growing, with Imatu and Samwu members joining Demawusa.
- Read the full original of the Thamsanqa Mbovane;s report in the above regard at GroundUp
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