ANA reports that after what started off as a peaceful early morning following two days of unrest, disgruntled SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members again took to the streets of the Tshwane central business district on Wednesday, blockading roads and upending trash bins to press for higher wages.
The workers have been on the rampage this week in a bid to force the municipality into giving them an 18% salary increase. The Tshwane city council has obtained a court order declaring the strike illegal, but that has not deterred the employees. They resumed their street protest on Wednesday, even as the City of Tshwane and Samwu representatives were expected to hold discussions at the SA Local Government Bargaining Council in Centurion. Mayoral spokesperson Omogolo Taunyane confirmed that talks would occur at the bargaining council while lambasting striking workers. Samwu regional secretary Mpho Tladinyane said a late-night meeting with the city council had not yielded results, and the union looked forward to airing its views at the bargaining council.
- Read the full original of the above report at The Citizen
- Read too, Increased law enforcement deployed to restore order in Tshwane, on page 7 of Sowetan of 31 July 2019
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