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Pikitup strike costs Joburg R2m a day
The company has contracted independent companies to help clean up the city while its workers strike.
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Pikitup strike results in 30,000 tons of uncollected waste
Demonstrators emptied trash bins in Johannesburg CBD while abandoning posts.
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Pikitup: It’s business as usual following employees’ strike
Pikitup Managing Director Amanda Nair says residents can take their bins out from tomorrow.
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Striking Pikitup workers refuse to budge
The workers are calling for a basic salary of R10,000 a month.
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Pikitup workers given ultimatum
Pikitup workers have been on an unprotected strike since Monday over wages.
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Pikitup assesses damage from strikers' rampage
Workers at Pikitup depos have been striking over salaries and better working conditions.
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Pikitup strike on hold for now
The protest has been suspended as Samwu’s leadership gears up to meet ANC officials.
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Pikitup strike 'remains volatile'
Hundreds of workers went on strike on Monday demanding salary hikes & better working conditions.
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City of JHB condemns Pikitup strike
The city says staff failed to use appropriate channels to raise their grievances.
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Pikitup workers vow to continue protests despite court order
Workers downed tools again today to take a stand over salaries and working conditions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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9 Samwu members injured in Pikitup protest
Samwu claims police used rubber bullets to disperse the protesters in the Johannesburg CBD.
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Pikitup workers go on strike
The company will be meeting with employees today to find out what the issue is.
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Backlog in Joburg rubbish removal
The affected areas include Hillbrow, Berea, Yeoville and Johannesburg CBD.
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Pikitup operations to resume by Friday
More than 1,000 employees are currently on strike.
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Deadlock in Pikitup negotiations
The stink builds up in Johannesburg after 1,000 Pikitup employees embarked on a strike.
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Pikitup strike turns violent
Pikitup has asked police to guarantee their safety after a truck driver was attacked in Randburg.
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Pikitup, unions in strike talks
Rubbish is piling up on the streets of Johannesburg as Pikitup workers strike.
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JHB affected as Pikitup strikes
Five Johannesburg depots including Randburg, Avalon, Norwood, Roodepoort and Southdale have been affected.
