EWN reports that the City of Tshwane has dismissed 38 of its employees who were involved in wildcat strike action.

Last week, the City also issued 89 warning letters to electricity-switching staff for failure to perform their duties, seemingly because of intimidation. Since last month, workers affiliated with the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) have held a number of protests across the capital city. This has resulted in the city suspending many of its services and closing some of its clinics owing to intimidation of its employees. City of Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink on Monday released a statement indicating that the protracted strike action had affected the city’s ability to carry out effective service delivery and that the strike action by the workers was unprotected. Samwu provincial secretary Mpho Tladinyane indicated that they were still studying the dismissal letters. He said the Labour Court’s refusal to place the union in contempt of court was a win for the workers.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Thabiso Goba at EWN

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