SAMWU welcomes resignation of Mashaba
21 October 2019
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) notes and welcomes the resignation of City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba. His resignation brings an end to his reign of terror in which workers and unions have been victims.
Since Mashaba came into office following the 2016 Local Government elections, he had made it his priority to undermine collective bargaining, coupled with his administration’s decision to interfere in the affairs of the union. Under Mashaba, there have been no sound labour relations, with the City failing to convene Local Labour Forums.
The City has under the leadership of Mashaba used millions of Rands in litigation costs taking the union to court and lost every case right up to the Constitutional Court. Despite the ruling of the Constitutional Court, the City remains in contempt of court.
Under the leadership of Mashaba, the City has illegally withheld almost R30million of workers’ money in its attempt to cripple SAMWU in Johannesburg. We have also learned that individuals who had been captured by Mashaba have now stolen R19 million with the help of Mashaba and municipal management.