SAMWU MASS PROTEST AT CAPE TOWN CIVIC CENTRE OVER WAGE INCREASES!

01 October 2021

SAMWU MASS PROTEST AT CAPE TOWN CIVIC CENTRE OVER WAGE INCREASES!

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) Cape Metro Region will lead a Protest Demonstration at the Cape Town Civic Centre in protest against the City of Cape Town’s intransigence to implement the 3.5% wage increase that was supposed to kick in this month.

“Instead of implementing the wage increase as agreed to at South African Local Government Bargaining Council a few weeks ago, the City of Cape Town instead opted to apply for a waiver to the three year wage determination agreed to at the SALGBC,” says Mike Khumalo, Samwu Cape Town Regional Secretary.

“This is clearly a declaration of war against Cape Town municipal workers and the working class, who are suffering under escalating high prices, increased municipal rates, rent and exorbitant water charges, that this same City is levying against its workers”.

Samwu is ready to go to war, if that is what the City wants, and we are starting on Saturday October 2 at the Civic Centre in defence of the rights and living standards of our members.

PROTEST DEMONSTRATION

Saturday, October 2, 2021 11am
Cape Town Civic Centre

–ENDS—

ISSUED BY:

Mikel Kumalo
(Regional Secretary)
065 021 5329

Or

Bridget Nkomana
(Deputy Secretary)
074 484 0316