We will oppose the DA’s antiworker plans, Samwu’s Mpho Tladinyane says
Samwu claims the DA in Tshwane will retrench more than 900 workers, having received a directive from the DA’s federal executive to cut admin staff
THE South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) says it will oppose plans by the City of Tshwane to terminate workers’ contracts.Samwu said DA mayors had received directives from the party’s federal executive to trim administrative staff."These antiworker plans by the DA will leave thousands of workers out of jobs‚ with the City of Tshwane alone retrenching over 900 workers‚" Samwu regional secretary Mpho Tladinyane said."As the largest trade union in local government‚ we will oppose this move by the municipality. We are convinced that this plan is ill-conceived and ill-planned."He said the union would be monitoring all municipalities‚ and particularly those governed by the DA."Should a single worker be touched‚ we will be forced to act decisively in the best interest of our members‚" he said.Tshwane mayoral spokesperson Matthew Gerstner said it had been discovered that 105 ANC members were employed in previous mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa’s office."We have discovered that those peo...
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