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Samwu reaches agreement with George Municipality over workers’ overtime payout
Workers of the George Civil Engineering Department complained to the municipality after their salaries were allegedly not paid in full for March.
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Cosatu to get clarity on state of Samwu
Last year, Cosatu's national congress resolved to give the federation's leaders the power to intervene when its affiliates are dealing with problems.
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Labour Dept praised for tackling Samwu, other unions under Labour Relations Act
The Labour Registrar has filed papers requesting permission to have Samwu taken over by an administrator over a series of financial failures dating back to 2012.
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Questions surround Samwu's R12m VBS loan as administration looms
The Labour Registrar wants municipal union Samwu to explain why it failed to repay a R12 million loan it received from VBS Mutual Bank but Samwu’s general secretary Simon Mathe insists the loan has been repaid.
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EXCLUSIVE: VBS loan, dubious financials could leave Samwu under administration
This follows several damning discoveries made by the Labour Registrar of large scale financial irregularities, including a questionable loan amounting to R12 million Samwu received from VBS mutual bank.
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Samwu threatens action if West Rand Municipality salary concerns not addressed
West Rand Municipality is among those who deposited millions with the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank.
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'Lesufi previously failed to fulfil a promise to pay workers'
Protesting municipal employees marched to the office of the mayor on Wednesday to deliver a memorandum of demands.
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Samwu threatens strike over workers' grievances at King Sabata Dalindyebo
On Monday, angry workers from King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality downed tools.
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Samwu slams R3.9m salaries for municipal managers
Samwu general secretary Simon Mathe says this happens at a time when workers are underpaid and are only getting a salary increase of R4.31 per day.
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West Rand Municipality asks smaller municipalities to help pay salaries
Workers say they will only return to work once they have been given an assurance that salaries will be paid indefinitely.
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Cape firefighters wage dispute heads to arbitrator
Firefighters affiliated to the South African Municipal Workers’ Union and the Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union want their allowances increased to 79.23% of their salaries, from the current 22.8%.
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VBS Bank saga: Vhembe municipality workers demand senior officials resign
Under Mayor Florence Radzilani's watch, the municipality deposited over R300 million with VBS Mutual Bank money which will never be recovered.
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Samwu founding president Petrus Mashishi has died
The union says Mashishi passed away at his home in Johannesburg earlier on Wednesday.
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Samwu ‘welcomes’ decision to place Modimolle Municipality under administration
The union has accused the DA-led coalition of failing to deliver services and at times not paying workers.
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Samwu welcomes Aucamp resignation as City of Tshwane chief of staff
Marietha Aucamp resigned on Thursday after it emerged that she lied about her qualifications.
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Samwu: Marietha Aucamp must pay back salary if found guilty
Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga's chief of staff, Marietha Aucamp, was placed on special leave on Wednesday after it emerged that she may have misrepresented her qualifications.
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#WorkersDay: Samwu pays tribute to 51 bus crash victims
The bus they were travelling in was en route to a Workers Day rally in QwaQwa when the vehicle plunged into a dam in 2003.
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Pikitup condemns Braamfontein protest
It’s understood hundreds of members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union took part in the demonstration demanding permanent jobs.
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Samwu: Plan to increase councillor perks means there is money for pay hikes
Samwu spokesperson Papiki Mohale says that if municipalities can afford to splash out on these perks, they can afford the demanded 15% wage increase as well as R10,000 minimum wage for its workers by July 2018.
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Samwu: Eskom’s tariff hike request not justified
The power utility has applied for a 19.9% tariff hike for its direct customers and a 25% hike for customers who receive their electricity from municipalities.
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Samwu members accuse Mashaba of sowing divisions within union
Samwu’s Bafana Zungu says Mashaba wants to ensure the union is not functioning neither effective.
