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TimesLive reports that the SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) has warned of a shutdown in Johannesburg‚ saying city officials have failed to address their grievances.
The union held a mass regional meeting on Thursday afternoon. It had intended to deliver a memorandum of demands, but no one from the mayoral office attended. Workers want better working conditions before the reintegration of municipal-owned entities‚ the adherence to labour laws and the absorption of all municipality contract workers. Bafana Zungu‚ Samwu regional secretary, said: "The frustration is that the employees feel neglected. Our last resort will be to roll out a regional mass action as soon as next month. The municipality leadership did not show up. It's in bad faith‚ this shows they are not committed to solving issues of the workers." Zungu said the workers were from Jo'burg Water‚ City Power‚ the Johannesburg Road Agency‚ City Parks‚ Pikitup‚ Rea Vaya‚ Metrobus‚ plus other members.
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