3 March 2015
SAMWU Disappointed by SALGA Salary and Wage Proposals
The South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) is currently in the first
round of negotiations with the South African Local Government Association
(SALGA) the employer body that represents the country's 278 municipalities
in the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC).
SALGA responded to the demands that were put forward by unions for
bargaining. We are disappointed that SALGA is not negotiating in good faith
and continues with the arrogant posture which it we have known it to
portray. SALGA does not want to concede to the demands by pleading poverty.
The employer further had the audacity to say that there are some workers who
stay in the rural areas who should not get housing allowance because they
are comfortable living in areas where there is no basic services such as
electricity, water and sanitation. We view this as a spit in the faces of
municipal workers who dedicate it to servicing the people of South Africa
while they do not have the luxury of such services in their homes.
The employer body insists on a 3 year agreement which consists of a 4.4%
salary increase for the financial year 2015/16 average CPI plus 0.25% for
the following two years. We are shocked that SALGA would even propose such a
ridiculous proposal for year 2015/16 of 4.4% which is way below inflation.
National Treasury has forecasted inflation to reach 6.2% in 2015. This in
essence, the employer's proposal means that the employer is proposing a
negative salary increase of -1.8%.
We are in fact opposed to the use of CPI as a base for negotiations as to
what increases workers should get. We believe that CPI is not an economic
variable it fails to take into account the quality of the goods which. We
further believe that CPI does not measure real increases and that it is
merely a measure of spending trends. SAMWU remains committed to ensuring
that SALGA concedes to the demands, we believe we are carrying concrete
mandate from our members.
Issued by:
SAMWU Head Office
Contact:
Papikie Mohale
National Media Officer
South African Municipal Workers' Union
84 Fredericks Street
Johannesburg
2001
M: 0604166661
T: 0111002615
E: [email protected]
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