The municipality has taken the labour dispute matter to the central bargaining council.
Following a series of talks, the city has decided to take the grievances of workers who want to be elevated to Grade 10 to the central bargaining council, to deliberate on the matter and make a ruling, reportsThe City said in a statement that, legally, eThekwini does not have a jurisdiction on the matter because the bargaining council is a legitimate forum to handle this matter.
“We urge our employees to desist from violent strikes that cripples the operations of the city. Recently, we had to spend a lot of resources and money to clean up the mess that was left behind by our workers in the central business district,” said Nzuza.
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