Firefighters engaged in 'misinformation campaign' about overtime pay - City of Cape Town
29 September 2019
The City of Cape Town says threats by firefighters to "withdraw" their services over alleged unpaid overtime is part of a "misinformation campaign".
Mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said: "The issue [of firefighters overtime pay] has resurfaced in recent weeks, nearly a year after a similar misinformation campaign by the union, and once again there are threats to 'withdraw' their labour".
On Thursday, firefighters marched in the Cape Town CBD, with the support of the South African Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu).
Samwu's Sebenzile Kiva said firefighters were currently employed to work 40 hours a week but, in most cases, they ended up working anything between 72 to 80 hours a week.