{"id":153320,"date":"2017-06-06T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153320\/samwu-members-take-to-the-streets\/"},"modified":"2017-06-08T14:41:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T12:41:04","slug":"samwu-members-take-to-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/06\/06\/samwu-members-take-to-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"SAMWU members take to the streets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in the Ekurhuleni region filled the streets of Germiston during a march that took place on Thursday.<\/p>\n

SAMWU members marched to the Germiston Civic Centre to hand over a list of demands to the metro\u2019s executive mayor, Clr Mzwandile Masina.<\/p>

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Insourcing of municipal services, housing allowances for underpaid workers, union \u201cbashing\u201d and unfreezing of annual salary brackets were among the workers\u2019 grievances.<\/p>\n

SAMWU\u2019s regional secretary, Thokozani Nkosi, elaborated further on some of the demands.<\/p>

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\u201cSAMWU members have gathered here after patiently knocking on the door of the employer to open the doors of engagement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are here representing a significant number of metro employees, the unemployed population and the studying youth of Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur backs are against the wall and we are left with no other option but to fight back, defend and protect the workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe metro stopped the historic gain and the selling of leave days without consultation, in 2014, and we demand that the employer restore the selling of leave days on or before June 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cSAMWU also demands the unfreezing of annual salary brackets, as well as the standardisation of allowances.\u201d<\/p>\n