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Samwu strikers allegedly behind shooting of Tshwane municipal worker

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tshwane thumb100 TimesLive reports that the City of Tshwane advised on Sunday that municipal employees responding to a call-out had been shot at in Montana.

In a statement, the city said it believed that its striking workers, affiliated to the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu), were behind the attack. According to the city, the “unprotected strike has degenerated to thuggery and criminality”. A standby team from the water and sanitation section had been responding to a call when they were confronted by a group of men who intimidated them and instructed them to stop working. The team apparently ignored them and continued to render the service. “On completion of the shift while on his way home, the standby team leader was shot at and hijacked. He was rushed to hospital,” the city reported. City manager John Mettler condemned the attack and called on police to find the perpetrators. The strike began with a march by Samwu members on 26 July to Tshwane House, demanding that the metro implement a 5.4% pay increase agreed upon in the SA Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) in 2021. But the municipality has repeatedly claimed it does not have the money and would apply to be exempted from implementing the wage deal. On Sunday, the city said it had filed an exemption application at the bargaining council. The application will be heard on 23 August.

  • Read the full original of the report in the above regard at TimesLIVE
  • Lees ook, Tshwane-werker vermoedelik deur stakers geskiet, by Maroela Media
  • And also, Tshwane metro asks for exemption on wage increases as ongoing Samwu strike bites, at EWN

En ook, Tshwane se vrystellingsaansoek vir salarisverhogings ingedien, by Maroela Media


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