The Citizen reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has called the City of Tshwane back to the negotiating table to resolve an ongoing illegal strike.
Samwu’s Papikie Mohale said: “The challenges in Tshwane cannot be resolved through arrogance, political manoeuvring, political opportunism, finger-pointing or violence. Instead, they require respectful and meaningful discussions, which the city has regrettably neglected. In the interest of normalcy, stability, and service delivery, we call on the city to return to the negotiation table.” He added that the union was deeply concerned by the statement made by Tshwanr mayor Cilliers Brink last week that the city had evidence linking a senior Samwu leader in Tshwane to the torching of a waste truck several weeks ago. Mohale said Samwu had not received any communication from the city in that regard, but it “will not tolerate any form of violence against municipal infrastructure or attacks on workers.” He added that in the spirit of transparency and accountability, the union would cooperate with law enforcement authorities and if any of its members were found to have used the union’s name in committing violence, they would face a disciplinary process. According to Brink, the evidence was handed over to the police and the investigation was still ongoing, “but regrettably, no arrests have been made.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marizka Coetzer at The Citizen
- Read too, Samwu lambastes Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink for implicating union leader in violence, at Pretoria News
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