TimesLIVE reports that Tshwane traffic remained congested on Tuesday due to the continued municipal workers' strike.  The strike started on Thursday, but after negotiations between the union and council reached a deadlock, the strike intensified on Monday morning.  

Municipal workers are demanding 18% salary increases in line with increases received by senior managers.  The SA Municipal Workers Union's (Samwu's) Greater Tshwane branch said in a statement on Sunday:  "If money is good for senior managers, equally we also deserve money.  Our demand remains 18%, backdated to July 1 2017.”  The union also wants the city to stop outsourcing services.  "As much as we will ensure that an amicable solution is realised soon, our legal team has been instructed to lodge necessary documents with the SA Local Government Bargaining Council on July 29," Samwu regional secretary Mpho Tladinyane indicated.  Transport minister Fikile Mbalula issued a statement on Monday urging bus drivers to respect the rights of other road users, adding that they should discuss their grievances with the municipality and desist from blockading roads.  He added:  "Lawlessness must not prevail.  Workers have a right to strike but they must do so within the confines of traffic laws."

• Read the full original of the above report by Unathi Nkanjeni at TimesLIVE

Read too, Tshwane bus services suspended following strike chaos, at News24

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