Samwu and Tshwane to hold fresh talks on wage demands
The municipal workers strike in Pretoria is starting to take its toll. Businesses in the city centre were closed on Tuesday as the workers continued to stage protests.
They’re demanding an 18 percent salary hike. Motorists are having to deal with road blockades and the city’s bus service has also been discontinued indefinitely. Samwu has threatened more havoc if the city doesn’t meet its salary hike demands.
Demonstrations took a stinky turn as municipal workers intensified their protest action, toppling over dustbins and turning the capital’s CBD into a no-go area for a second day.
Fresh talks at the bargaining council between the union and the City are expected to start on Wednesday. But the City refuses to be strong-armed. It says a double-digit increase is not in its budget.
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Source: eNCA
