The DA-led multiparty coalition government in the City of Joburg has criticised the Samwu over its threats to render the city ungovernable.
JOHANNESBURG - The Democratic Alliance -led multiparty coalition government in the City of Johannesburg has criticised the South African Municipal Workers Union over its threats to render the city ungovernable.
The city has been embroiled in a tug of war with staffers after the council took a decision last month to rescind their permanent appointments instituted by the previous ANC-led administration.The city passed a resolution that sought to reserve the conversion of fixed-term contracts into permanent posts for 135 workers in a move seen by some as a political purge.In a media briefing on Thursday, acting City Manager Mesuli Mlandu slammed the union's approach to the matter.
MMC for Group Corporate and Shared Services Leah Knott said the affected employees failed to successfully challenge why the city should keep them on its payroll.
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