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BL Premium reports that the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has lashed out at the SA Local Government Association (Salga), which represents SA’s 257 municipalities, for trying to create the impression that parties in the bargaining council were “warming up to each other” and that a wage agreement would be reached soon.
This came after Salga issued a statement hailing “progress made” during the second round of wage talks this week at the SA Local Government Bargaining Council (Salgbc), saying this augured well for labour peace and stability in the local government sector. Salga said further talks would be held on 3 and 4 June “to build on the progress made”. Salga, which is proposing a 2.8% wage increase for 2021/2022, said the parties acknowledged that the negotiations were taking place against the backdrop of an economic downturn spawned by Covid-19. Samwu is demanding a one-year wage agreement of a R4,000 salary increase across the board, while the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) is demanding a 9% wage hike or R2,500, whichever is greater. Samwu said it would now embark on a nationwide campaign to give its members feedback on the wage talks, “wherein the scenarios presented by the employer would be given to members for a decision to be made on the way forward”. “Samwu further takes this opportunity to scold Saga ... for [seeking] to create an impression that parties in the bargaining council are warming up to each other and that an agreement will be reached soon,” the union admonished.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive (paywall access only)
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