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Pretoria News reports that traffic in the Pretoria CBD is expected to come to a standstill on Friday as Cosatu members march to Tshwane House in solidarity with the ongoing wage strike by municipal workers.
The trade union federation said it supported the demands by the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) to defend an existing collective bargaining agreement and pay workers their salary increases. Last week the city filed a salary increase exemption application at the SA Local Government Bargaining Council. The application is expected to be heard at the council between the city and labour unions Samwu and the Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union on 23 August. Cosatu said it supported the workers’ demand for the applicable outstanding increases of 3.5% and 5.4%, respectively, to be paid. It also called on the municipality to reinstate all dismissed workers with immediate effect. More than 90 workers who failed to heed the city’s call to desist from striking have been fired. The Tshwane multiparty coalition said it was concerned by the recent surge in violence and lawlessness that has marred the ongoing illegal strike by Samwu.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Rapula Moatshe at Pretoria News
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