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  • FILE. Pikitup employees affiliated to Samwu embarked on an unprotected strike through the streets if Johannesburg.Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Pikitup strike costs Joburg R2m a day

    The company has contracted independent companies to help clean up the city while its workers strike.

    2365 days ago
  • FILE: Municipal refuse removal workers downed tools on Monday, demanding salary increases. Picture: EWN.

    Pikitup strike results in 30,000 tons of uncollected waste

    Demonstrators emptied trash bins in Johannesburg CBD while abandoning posts.

    2366 days ago
  • Pikitup workers have been striking in Johannesburg CBD this week emptying trash in the streets and not collecting refuse in Johannesburg. Picture: Tara Meaney/EWN."

    Pikitup: It’s business as usual following employees’ strike

    Pikitup Managing Director Amanda Nair says residents can take their bins out from tomorrow.

    2366 days ago
  • Pikitup employees affiliated to Samwu embarked on an unprotected strike through the streets if Johannesburg. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Striking Pikitup workers refuse to budge

    The workers are calling for a basic salary of R10,000 a month.

    2367 days ago
  • Pikitup employees affiliated to Samwu embarked on an unprotected strike through the streets if Johannesburg.Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Pikitup workers given ultimatum

    Pikitup workers have been on an unprotected strike since Monday over wages.

    2368 days ago
  • Pikitup employees affiliated to Samwu embarked on an unprotected strike through the streets if Johannesburg. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Pikitup assesses damage from strikers' rampage

    Workers at Pikitup depos have been striking over salaries and better working conditions.

    2368 days ago
  • FILE: Striking Pikitup employees affiliated to Samwu in a stand off with police earlier this week. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Pikitup strike on hold for now

    The protest has been suspended as Samwu’s leadership gears up to meet ANC officials.

    2369 days ago
  • FILE: The waste management company was granted a court interdict ordering workers to return to work today. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Pikitup strike 'remains volatile'

    Hundreds of workers went on strike on Monday demanding salary hikes & better working conditions.

    2369 days ago
  • Pikitup employees affiliated to Samwu embarked on an unprotected strike through the streets if Johannesburg.Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    City of JHB condemns Pikitup strike

    The city says staff failed to use appropriate channels to raise their grievances.

    2369 days ago
  • FILE: Police stand off with striking Pikitup members in Braamfontein. Picture:Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Pikitup workers vow to continue protests despite court order

    Workers downed tools again today to take a stand over salaries and working conditions.

    2369 days ago
  • Pikitup employees affiliated to Samwu embarked on an unprotected strike through the streets if Johannesburg. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Pikitup to take harsh steps if employees don't return to work

    The refuse removal workers have been ordered by a court order to return to work immediately.

    2370 days ago
  • Pikitup employees affiliated to Samwu embarked on an unprotected strike through the streets if Johannesburg.Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Pikitup obtains court order to get employees back to work

    Pikitup management has now turned to the courts as its workers continue to strike across Johannesburg.

    2371 days ago
  • Pikitup employees affiliated to Samwu embarked on an unprotected strike through the streets if Johannesburg.Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    Striking Pikitup employees leave parts of Braam in a stench

    Thousands of waste removal workers took to the streets of Johannesburg to vent their frustrations, overturning and burning bins in Braamfontein.

    2371 days ago
  • Police stand off with striking Pikitup members in Braamfontein. Picture:Kgothatso Mogale/EWN.

    9 Samwu members injured in Pikitup protest

    Samwu claims police used rubber bullets to disperse the protesters in the Johannesburg CBD.

    2371 days ago
  • FILE. Pikitup says it will be meeting with the employees today to try and find out exactly what the issue is. Picture: www.joburg.org

    Pikitup workers go on strike

    The company will be meeting with employees today to find out what the issue is.

    2371 days ago
  • The affected areas include Hillbrow, Berea, Yeoville and Johannesburg CBD. Picture: www.joburg.org

    Backlog in Joburg rubbish removal

    The affected areas include Hillbrow, Berea, Yeoville and Johannesburg CBD.

    3071 days ago
  • Rubbish piles up on Louis Botha Avenue due to the ongoing strike action by Pikiyup. Picture: Sebabatso Mosamo/EWN

    Pikitup operations to resume by Friday

    More than 1,000 employees are currently on strike.

    3232 days ago
  • Rubbish piles up on Louis Botha Avenue due to the ongoing strike action by Pikitup.Workers are striking over a court ruling which says they will not be provided with transport to and from work. Picture:Sebabatso Mosamo/EWN

    Deadlock in Pikitup negotiations

    The stink builds up in Johannesburg after 1,000 Pikitup employees embarked on a strike.

    3237 days ago
  • FILE: No refuse had been collected in many Johannesburg suburbs due to the Pikitup strike. Picture: twitter/@urbanjoburg

    Pikitup strike turns violent

    Pikitup has asked police to guarantee their safety after a truck driver was attacked in Randburg.

    3239 days ago
  • No refuse had been collected on St. George’s Street in Bellevue, Johannesburg by Saturday 6 July 2013 due to the Pikitup strike. Picture: twitter/@urbanjoburg

    Pikitup, unions in strike talks

    Rubbish is piling up on the streets of Johannesburg as Pikitup workers strike.

    3240 days ago
  •  A number of Johannesburg suburbs are affected by Pikitup's go-slow. Picture: www.joburg.org.

    JHB affected as Pikitup strikes

    Five Johannesburg depots including Randburg, Avalon, Norwood, Roodepoort and Southdale have been affected.

    3244 days ago
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