Following protracted wage negotiations‚ the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) and the South African Local Government Association (Salga) have finally agreed to a 7% salary increase for municipal workers."We fought hard to ensure that in the difficult economic and political climate we were negotiating in‚ our members could get the best possible deal‚" said Samwu general secretary Simon Mathe in a statement.He said the ongoing negotiations have caused uncertainty and frustration for the workers. "These negotiations had been protracted to a point where municipal workers had become frustrated‚ as the previous agreement had lapsed and they did not know what increment they would be getting." Mathe expressed excitement over the increase‚ describing it as the best deal the workers could possibly achieve.The two parties signed a three-year agreement that also provides for an additional 0.5% salary increment for employees earning below R9‚000; a 7% homeowner’s allowance; a non-pe...
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