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Samwu: Service delivery will be fast tracked in City of Tshwane
Employees abandoned their posts a few weeks ago over salary disputes.
Last month, members affiliated to Samwu went on the rampage in the capital, demanding a salary hike of about 6%.
The union said it would seek answers from the municipality after the 6.25% pay increase which was agreed on in 2019 has not been implemented.
The metro, which has been put under administration, said the disagreements had a devastating impact on efficient service delivery.
The City of Tshwane caved to the demands of the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) to pay a 6.25% salary increase.
On Tuesday, workers stormed Tshwane House as police fired rubber bullets at those who vandalised the main gate and forced their way into the building.
The city said the decision was taken for safety reasons to protect drivers and commuters as well as its assets.
Samwu said that the African National Congress’ Nasrec resolution that said officials implicated in corruption must step aside.
The SACP in Limpopo has joined the ANCVeterans League in that province to condemn the decision to reinstate two officials.
Samwu’s Koena Ramotlou said that the union had received complaints of non-adherence to safety regulations by municipalities in at least five provinces.
He said he was appalled by a front-page article in Saturday’s 'Weekend Argus' under the headline: 'Fears of Homeless Outbreak’.
The union said it had received complaints that municipal workers are being forced to take leave if they failed to perform certain services during the lockdown.
ANC KZN spokesperson Ricardo Mthembu said that public servants had a tendency of exaggerating their rights and they must be taught a lesson if they were in the wrong.
The metro has faced several scandals including the resignation of mayor Stevens Mokgalapa, the appointment of unqualified employees and several court battles.
Workers affiliated to Samwu marched outside the Tshwane offices on Thursday, expressing their unhappiness about the state of poor governance in the municipality.
The dismissed workers embarked on a strike in support of nine shop-stewards who were suspended after they allegedly interrupted a disciplinary hearing in December last year.
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Pandemonium erupted at the Newcastle municipal chambers in September when workers claimed they had been unfairly denied overtime pay.
Samwu’s regional secretary Mpho Tladinyane said workers would receive backdated pay from July 2017.