Kaya News Reporter
The City of Tshwane (COT) has issued notices of intention to terminate employment of striking workers on Tuesday, 22 March.
Striking COT workers have brought a halt to service delivery with parts of Tshwane left in the dark as a result.
COT Mayor Randall Williams said striking workers were members of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU).
According to Williams striking workers physically assaulted non-striking workers, creating a difficult environment to deliver municipality services.
One COT worker Benjamin Dube remains in ICU after being attacked over the weekend when he responded to calls over power outages in Soshanguve.
On Tuesday, 19 Tshwane employees from the Mayville Depot were issued with letters of intention to terminate their services for continued involvement in the strike.
The workers have until Thursday, 24 March to provide mayor Williams in writing reasons why their employment contracts should not be terminated.
Workers have been on a strike since 15 March over salary disputes.
Irate residents have flooded the City of Tshwane’s timelines with their grievances over lack of electricity for the past week.
This morning the mayor and his team were on the ground in Centurion to assess the level of disruption and property damage.
Tshwane Metro Police Department were encouraged to strengthen efforts against striking workers who barricaded roads with burning objects.
As the City continues to face some service disruptions due to the illegal strike, we have now begun issuing notices of intention to terminate employment of workers who have been involved in the unlawful and unprotected strike since 15 March. @CityTshwane pic.twitter.com/b7PiBQ2MyU
— Mayor Cilliers Brink (@tshwane_mayor) March 22, 2022
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