Eish so sad again! I doubt that the intended objectives would be realized cause this would need serious revolution than reforming approach.
SALGA has correctly analyzed SAMWU dynamics with its vanished long outstanding issue of Wage Curve and Benchmarking which workers are still aggrieved at the moment. In our Municipality we have recently witnessed another set back where there were propaganda leveled against Local Office Bearers that they are close to TROIKA and was a serious doubts as to whether there would be strike or not. Leadership position were reshuffled and outcomes were that of all office bearers being in essential services your traffic, your fire and waste and all of them they did not partake in National Strike also our full time shopsteward applied for leave prior to strike and workers are aware of such I would love to witness this upcoming strike. I am not so sure why but we also realized that ANC politics also influenced conduct of our senior leadership where they even went about popularizing Mbalula and Motlanthe without analyzing the ground now that they are exposed surely a weak strike is to be exhibited. Vanguard! Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: VC <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:26:27 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] SAMWU - Municipal negotiations in stalemate 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] . -- 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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