Treasury urging municipalities to apply for exemptions from wage deals, says Samwu
Economist says Treasury’s request is about affordability
18 June 2020 - 20:19
SA’s largest municipal workers’ union, Samwu, says calls by the National Treasury to urge municipalities to apply for exemption from a multiyear wage agreement will weaken unions’ bargaining position and set a bad precedent.
The request comes as municipal workers are due for a wage increase of 6.25% on July 1. This forms part of the last leg of a three-year wage agreement signed at the SA Local Government Bargaining Council in 2018...
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