SAMWU to go on strike at Rand Water
Members of the South African Municipal Worker’s Union (SAMWU) and workers at Rand Water will be embarking on an indefinite protected strike action from Wednesday 21 April 2021.
Rand Water is a bulk water supply utility responsible for supplying bulk water to municipalities and industries in Gauteng, North West Mpumalanga and Free State provinces.
This protected strike action is called in terms of Section 64(1) read with Section 64(4) of the Labour Relations Act.
SAMWU has successfully referred a dispute to the CCMA regarding the unilateral change of conditions of employment and service for workers at Rand Water as communicated by the employer to workers on the 31st of March 2021.