SAMWU APPLAUDS PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA FOR AUTHORIZING SIU PROBE INTO MALADMINISTRATION AT MASILONYANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

Date: 20 September 2024 MEDIA STATEMENT: For Immediate Release SAMWU APPLAUDS PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA FOR AUTHORIZING SIU PROBE INTO MALADMINISTRATION AT MASILONYANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Free State welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decisive action in authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate serious allegations of maladministration within the […]

SAMWU SECURES A 6% SALARY AND WAGE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT FOR MUNICIPAL WORKERS

TO ALL MEDIA HOUSES For Immediate Release 6 September 2024 SAMWU SECURES A 6% SALARY AND WAGE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT FOR MUNICIPAL WORKERS The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of long and rigorous salary and wage negotiations with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), which represents the […]

SAMWU HEADING TO THE LABOUR COURT TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR WORKERS’ 5.4% SALARY INCREASE

TO ALL MEDIA HOUSES For immediate release 4 September 2024 SAMWU HEADING TO THE LABOUR COURT TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR WORKERS’ 5.4% SALARY INCREASE The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) is pleasured that after a prolonged struggle, the Labour Court has finally set a date to hear the review application by the City of […]

SAMWU DEMANDS JUSTICE AND URGENT ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

TO ALL MEDIA HOUSES For immediate release 31 August 2024 SAMWU DEMANDS JUSTICE AND URGENT ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE As South Africa concludes the commemoration of Women’s Month, the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in the Free State stands in mourning and outrage. We find ourselves confronting a bitter irony: a month meant to […]