Cant salga just give any rate above inflation mara?and feel those vacant posts as well?
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 7:26 AM, VC <[email protected]> wrote: > > [image: SAMWU] > > *SAMWU Press Statement, 4 June 2012* > ** ** > ** ** > *Second Round of Municipal Negotiations ended in stalemate* > ** ** > ** ** > The second round of Municipal Negotiations concluded in Durban on Friday > (1 June 2012) failed to deliver any meaningful progress.**** > ** ** > SAMWU, and its trade union partner, IMATU, and employer body SALGA failed > to reach an agreement affecting 230 000 Municipal Workers. The Unions made > further movement of its position to 11,5% or R1750, whichever is greater > and reducing its demand on the minimum wage to R5 500.**** > ** ** > Notwithstanding this progressive movement of the unions, SALGA stuck to > its previous wage offer of 4.5% without any adjustment to the minimum wage > currently standing at R4620 per month.**** > ** ** > SAMWU will be embarking on intensive consultation with its members before > the final round scheduled for 13/14 June 2012. This process will be made > much more difficult given the intransigent stance by SALGA. In any > negotiations, it is important for parties to try to seek consensus. > However, SALGA has shown no willingness to reach a possible settlement.*** > * > ** ** > Workers are suffering as a result of the current economic crisis and an > increase below inflation of 6.1% will be disastrous for thousands of > workers. Many are struggling to keep heads above water, given the steep > rise in the cost of transport, electricity and food.**** > ** ** > We are calling on SALGA to revise its hostile stance to workers and to the > plight that workers are experiencing. It is only with a changed > understanding on the side of SALGA that a peaceful settlement will be > possible.**** > ** > ** > *For further information contact SAMWU’s Collective Bargaining Officer, > Dale Forbes, on 084 299 6567 or SAMWU’s General Secretary, Mthandeki > Nhlapo, on 072 536 9756.***** > ** ** > **** > *Issued by: > > Tahir Sema > South African Municipal Workers' Union of COSATU > National Media and Publicity Officer > [email protected] > Office: 011 492 2835 > Fax: 086 618 6479 > Cell: 082 940 3403 * > ** ** > ** ** > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail > to this address (repeat): [email protected] . > -- Mr Mmamadimo Ephraim "Thabo Mathiba Cell No:0849782879 Fax No:0865462214 Other Email:[email protected] -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
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