Here is a complete list of disputes between SAMWU and the municipality. This has been copied verbatim from the memorandum.
– Review of post levels
– Review of salary scales
– Unilateral review of the above by the employer to certain categories and some individuals
– Selective unilateral adjustment of salaries for some
– Un-procedural promotions and appointments
– Discriminatory conduct on the side of the employer
– Non-seating of LLF (local legal forum) meetings
– Non-resolution of GroupLife
– Deliberate frustration of qualified internal candidates for incompetent friends and family members of those in authority
– Abuse of acting appointment
– Unilateral decision to stop encashment (sic) of leave
– Unprocedural (sic) appointment of interns
– Favouritism and nepotism
– Appointing unqualified persons to Senior positions
– Complete undermining of union leadership and victimisation
– interference of politicians to administrations
– Continuous outsourcing of Security Services
– Eviction of staff from Nedbank underground parking
– Mismanagement of Community Services
– Victimisation of staff who challenge injustices
– Poor management of the placement process
– Manipulation of organograms to appoint friends in senior positions
– Unprocedural (sic) appointment of temporary workers and contract workers
– Refusal to absorb temporary workers permanently
– Refusal of General Workers to attend training during working hours
– Mismanagement and abuse of overtime with impunity
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