Samwu stops strike talk with 7% settlement
After weeks of talks, tomorrow the biggest trade union in the local government sector will sign an offer that will end speculation of a strike. The central executive committee of the SA Municipal Workers Union met last week and confirmed that the increase offer of 7% tabled by the SA Local Government Association at the sector bargaining council would be accepted with no amendments.But while the leadership of Samwu accepted the offer, branches of the union in other regions rejected it.The leadership had to lobby to get all members on board and avert a strike, which could have crippled the ANC's local government elections campaign ahead of the poll next year.The agreement includes:A multiyear agreement effective from July 1 this year to June 30 2018;A 7% across-the-board salary increase in the first year of the agreement and CPI plus a percent for the remainder of the agreement;Sector minimum wage of R6014.93 with effect from July 1...
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