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Pretoria News reports that the late Tshwane municipal worker Walter Mnguni, who died three months ago, was among the workers who were last week interdicted by the metro from engaging in an unprotected strike.
The SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) expressed shock that Mnguni was named together with other Samwu-affiliated workers in one of the annexures submitted to the Labour Court by the metro. One official, Phillip Sebata, who has been on suspension for two years, was also interdicted for being on strike. Regional Samwu chairperson Nkhetheni Muthavhi added: “There are people who went on pension. Others have been dismissed while others have resigned, but yet they were interdicted. People who have been at the Pretoria power station who have been at work have been interdicted.” Last week Mayor Randall Williams announced that at least 19 workers fingered for participating in the illegal strike had been issued with notices of intention to terminate their contracts. Workers were given until last Thursday to furnish the City with reasons why they should not be dismissed. However, Williams said the court on Thursday granted the City a contempt of court order against striking workers and the leadership of the Samwu to stop the unlawful strike. For almost two weeks, some workers have been on an unprotected strike, disrupting service delivery and intimidating their colleagues from rendering services to residents. Regarding accusations that officials who were either on suspension, dismissed or dead were interdicted, chief of staff Jordan Griffiths said: “If Samwu wishes to dispute the information in the City’s court papers then they should have made representation in the court on Thursday which they didn’t.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Rapula Moatshe at Pretoria News
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