Municipal employees down tools again
eThekwini Municipality employees have gone on strike for the second time in three weeks due to overtime cuts.
The eThekwini Municipality has asked residents and businesses to keep refuse bags and bins inside their properties after Cleansing and Solid Waste Department employees went on an illegal strike on Monday, August 16.
In a statement, eThekwini said the work stoppage was due to the overtime cut that was implemented on August 1. The interruption affects the waste collection and street-sweeping services. Workers from the department embarked on a go-slow at the beginning of the month when the overtime cuts were announced but returned to work after negotiations between the unions and the municipality.
“The city apologises for the inconvenience caused,” read the statement.
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