City of Tshwane Negotiations Deadlock
27 July 2019
The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in the Greater Tshwane Region is greatly agitated at the delaying tactics that have been used by the employer to sort out workers demands following the negotiations of the 18% salary adjustment across the board for all municipal workers that fall under the City of Tshwane, as negotiations have reached a deadlock.
This follows the City of Tshwane’s upgrade in ranking from category 9-10 which essentially means that workers can be paid more.
The city had decided to pay an 18% salary increase only to group heads and divisional heads who are permanently employed in the city and fall under the scope of the Local Government Bargaining Council, only to leave out lower level employees.
Workers are demanding a fair treatment as those of Group and divisional heads. If certain employees can be paid an 18% salary increase surely general workers and cleaners should also be paid a similar increase.