Samwu: New municipal councils must immediately implement wage deal
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has urged the new municipal councils around the country to prioritise the recent wage agreements.
In September, employers and employees agreed to a three year wage deal, which will start with a 3.5% wage increase.
Samwu general-secretary Dumisane Magagula says the implementation of the wage increase should be top of the agenda.
"The first priority for the councils that are to be constituted should be the immediate implantation of the recently signed salary and wage collective agreement in the South African Local Bargaining Council.
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"Currently there are several municipalities that have not communicated with workers on when they will be receiving their salary increases, we want these councils to immediately take a council resolution on the implementation of workers’ salary increase."
He says political parties should begin coalition engagements to ensure stability within municipalities.
"As political parties now begin with engagements of forming coalition governments in the hung municipalities, we urge them to put aside their differences and focus on ensuring that they form governments that are stable and responsive to the needs of South Africans and municipal workers.”
