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GroundUp reports that the strike by protesting eThekwini municipal workers, affiliated to the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu), continued on Monday morning.
The ongoing strike over wage increases started on 27 February and had left many households struggling to access water, resolve sewage leaks and electricity issues. Refuse collection has also stagnated and services in municipal-run health clinics has been impacted. According to Samwu’s Siyabonga Dladla, the union wanted to reopen the collective bargaining process and said they had tried on numerous occasions to meet with the municipality to resolve concerns. In a bid to address the ongoing labour unrest in eThekwini, leaders of the provincial SA Local Government Association (SALGA) have urged the minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to intervene. Among the issues they want COGTA to consider is having a standardised local government salary structure for workers at all municipalities. The municipality has obtained an urgent interdict from the Labour Court, prohibiting unlawful conduct, violence, and interference by municipal activities. The City has so far suspended 20 employees and issued misconduct notices to 79 others. Thirteen striking workers appeared in court on Wednesday, facing charges related to public violence and damaging critical infrastructure. Kaunda urged the city administration to take legal action where necessary to ensure striking employees returned to work or faced dismissal.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nokulunga Majola at GroundUp
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