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The Citizen reports that the City of Tshwane is adamant it will not be backing down against an illegal strike by SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members, which has seen service delivery come to a standstill in the capital city.
According to Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink, the city has dismissed 122 striking workers, has opened 35 cases against the workers involved and was considering civil action against Samwu. Brink said: “What started as a wage dispute has turned into a campaign of criminality. This group cannot care less about the courts, the bargaining council or the collective agreement. They use violence, criminality and terror as bargaining chips.” He maintained that the city could not afford a salary increase this year as its budget was underfunded by at least R3 billion. Tshwane MMC for community safety, Grandi Theunissen, indicated that 45 security companies were operating voluntarily around the city to safeguard infrastructure. Samwu acting regional secretary Precious Theledi said the union noted the nonpayment of salaries of its members on 25 August. “As Samwu, we are dealing with the matter and filing an urgent application to the bargaining council and court to force the city to pay salaries,” she said.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marizka Coetzer at The Citizen (subscriber access only)
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