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Jobs at stake as Samwu threatens ‘war’ over salary increases in Tshwane

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City of Tshwane faces another political storm as angry union members vow to fight for wage increases

South African Municipal Workers Union members protest. Picture: THE HERALD/MIKE HOLMES

The subsequent resolution by the government to not implement a standing wage agreement for public servants in April is now subject to both court and arbitration proceedings. Samwu Tshwane deputy regional secretary Valentine Matlala, however, said Samwu “is not on strike”, and that those who participated in the illegal action had done so out of frustration with the administrator's decision to not implement the increases.

The union had said in June it expected all of the 257 municipalities to implement salary increases on July 1, failing which their members would strike to force them to comply with the binding collective agreement. “Failure to honour all collective agreements in the city would be a declaration of war, war that municipal workers are ready to fight in defending collective bargaining and their gains,” said Tladinyane.

 

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