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Newcastle mayor defends decision to fire over 200 workers
Pandemonium erupted at the Newcastle municipal chambers in September when workers claimed they had been unfairly denied overtime pay.
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Samwu signs wage deal with City of Tshwane
Samwu’s regional secretary Mpho Tladinyane said workers would receive backdated pay from July 2017.
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Tshwane bus services to remain suspended pending outcome of wage talks
A workers' strike forced the city to put bus services on hold on Monday, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded.
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Mashaba’s resignation an end to a reign of terror – Samwu
Mashaba resigned on Monday following the announcement of Helen Zille as the DA’s Federal Council chair on Sunday.
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Samwu accuses CoJ of withholding union fees to Salga
City employees affiliated to the union gathered at the metro’s chambers where a memorandum was handed over.
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Overtime boycott sees 12 of 30 CT firestations manned overnight
Firefighters affiliated to the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu), who represent 60% of the city's 900 firefighters, are only working from 8am to 4.30pm due to a dispute around the overtime pay structure.
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CoCT: About 140 seasonal firefighters to undergo training ahead of fire season
The South African Municipal Workers Union, which represents around 60% of the city's roughly 900 firefighters, said its members were only working from 8 am to 4.30 pm.
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CT firefighters asked to leave stations after refusing to work overtime
Some firefighters refused to work a 24-hour shift and only worked for eight hours after they claimed that they were not being paid for overtime work.
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CT fire station left with 3 members after firefighters boycott overtime work
Samwu had warned that its members, which represented 60% of the City of Cape Town's 900 firefighters, would only work from 8am to 4.30pm from Tuesday.
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Samwu to meet Labour Dept in fight with CoCT over firefighters' overtime pay
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has descried the City of Cape Town’s conduct towards firefighters on Tuesday as 'improper' after the firefighters were told to leave when they came to work at 8am.
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CT firefighters barred from protesting at fire stations in overtime pay dispute
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) said its members would work from 8am to 4.30pm as they protested against the current overtime pay structure.
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West Rand municipal workers to return to work today
The workers said they were a category six municipality, but they were still considered to be category four an are paid as such.
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CT firefighters affiliated to Samwu stop working overtime shifts from today
Last week, the firefighters marched to the Civic Centre and Parliament to demand a change to the overtime pay structure.
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CoCT announces contingency measures as firefighters say no overtime work
The South African Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) has confirmed that firefighters will only work from 8am until 4:30pm from Tuesday.
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CoCT appeals to firefighters to honour current shift structure
The firefighters were not happy with the current overtime pay structure and on Thursday marched to the Civic Centre and Parliament.
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Cape Town firefighters demand overtime pay
About 400 firefighters gathered at Parliament calling on Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi to intervene in the non-payment of overtime worked.
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Firefighters threatening a go-slow will be in breach of contract: CoCT
The City of Cape Town has responded to threats by the South African Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu).
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Union threatens go-slow until City of CT pays firefighters overtime
Samwu said firefighters were supposed to work eight hours a day and about 40 hours a week. But the union complained, saying that in many cases members were working 72 to 80 hours a week without being paid overtime.
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CT firefighters threaten to boycott overtime shifts over pay
Samwu said if the City of Cape Town refused to come to an agreement, the firefighters would only work from 8 am until 4 pm.
