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SAMWU Midrand Mass meeting to discuss political intervention

SAMWU PRESS STATEMENT.
28th April 2010.

A mass meeting will be held on Sunday 2nd May 2010 for all the 280 workers from the former Midrand Town Council who had been dismissed and did not accept the selective reemployment offer by the Johannesburg City Council.

SAMWU invites all these workers and others who would like to attend the mass meeting to be present on the 2nd of May 2010 at the Lord Khanyile Community Centre. At the mass meeting the Union would brief the workers on the political intervention SAMWU has initiated and the way forward in terms of resolving this long standing issue that has affected so many.

Zim solidarity message to SAMWU

Zimbabwe trade union solidarity message to SAMWU

Capital and labour never were, never are, and never will be good bed fellows.

The struggle must be waged-ZUCWU is as always, in support of your struggles which are the workers struggles the world over.

'WE SHALL OVERCOME/SIZONQOBA'

SOLIDARITY FOREVER

Moses T Mahlangu

ZUCWU General Secretary

PSI congratulates SAMWU on its victory

Dear Comrade Steve Faulkner, SAMWU’s International Officer

I write to congratulate the leadership and the entire membership of SAMWU for your resilience in standing against the injustices in your country against Municipal Workers. I read with joy this morning about your victory and I would like to use this opportunity to assure you of the support of the PSI in any legitimate workers struggle as you have just gone through. It is my hope that whatever agreement that has been reached will be implemented fully.

SAMWU is disturbed by IMATU’s opportunistic behaviour!

SAMWU PRESS STATEMENT.
22nd April 2010.

SAMWU is seriously disturbed by the contents of the media statement issued by Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union (IMATU), wherein they claim credit to the resolution of the issues which took thousands of municipal workers to the streets in the last one and a half weeks on strike, all while IMATU was basking on the hopes of a third person to adjudicate on. It is common public knowledge that thousands of municipal workers who are members of SAMWU made SALGA move on the demands which were close to their heart.

Whoever is the provider of such misleading information within IMATU; we categorically reject any opportunist tendency by IMATU to claim any credit from the strike and should desist from misleading its membership and the public with inaccurate information. This shows utter contempt for the more than 70 000 municipal workers who remained resolute and determined over the 7 day period of National Strike action by SAMWU. Our members forced SALGA to the negotiating table and continued to apply pressure, until the employer body conceded to SAMWU’s demands.

SAMWU VICTORIOUS IN WAGE CURVE AND DISCIPLINARY STRIKE

SAMWU PRESS STATEMENT.
22nd April 2010.

Municipal workers on the streets achieved what 6 years negotiations failed to achieve. We now have an agreement on wage curves starting 1 July 2010. Our long wait to introduce proper salaries for all municipal workers is now over thanks to workers’ power.

The grading system, TASK, will set salaries at the 50th percentile but using the most recent wage information. These curves will differ depending on how big your municipality is, its income and any assistance it receives from central government in the form of the Equitable Share.

SAMWU and SALGA joint media conference today to pronounce on a deal that has been reached.

21 April 2010

SAMWU and SALGA call upon the media to attend an urgent media conference and signing of agreement reached between parties involved. The signing will take place today at 14:00pm today in Tshwane.

The media will be addressed by both SALGA’s National Leadership and SAMWU’s National Leadership.

Date       :      21/04/2010
Venue    :    River Meadow Manor
                 No. 1 Twin Rivers Estate
                     Jan Smuts Avenue
                    Irene, Pretoria

Time       :      14:00pm

Photo opportunities will also be available at the historic signing of the deal that has been reached

Issued by;

Tahir Sema.                                                                           Milisa Kentane
South African Municipal Workers' Union of COSATU.             Manager: Communication
National Spokesperson.                                                               SALGA
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