THE South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) both announced on Monday that they had filed dispute papers on Friday after they could not break a deadlock with unions in municipal wage negotiations.
This comes after the final round of wage negotiations under the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) – which were scheduled for last week Thursday and Friday – ended as SAMWU announced that it had no interest in continuing the process.
SAMWU said its members demanded a R4 000 salary increase across the board, and a sectoral minimum wage of R15 000.
The bargaining council proposed a three-year wage agreement, a 4% salary increase in the first year and with projected CPI minus 1% in the other years.
The demands also include calls for a 80% employer medical aid contribution and 20% employee contribution; six months fully paid maternal leave
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