The embattled South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) said on Wednesday that it has mandated its national office bearers to open criminal cases against other persons and companies involved in stealing money from the union account. This as Samwu confirmed that the workers’ coffers had been plundered of almost R88 million in just three years..
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South African Municipal Workers’ Union goes after corrupt officials for plundering R88m from workers’ coffers
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SAMWU has been dogged by scandal over misappropriation of union funds – new damning discoveries made
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Damning discoveries made by the Labour Registrar of large scale financial irregularities, including a questionable loan amounting to R12 million received from VBS mutual bank, could leave SAMWU under administration. The biggest municipal trade union in South Africa, the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) could be placed under administration soon. This follows several damning discoveries..
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Port St Johns municipal workers end seven-month strike
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Municipal workers returned to work in Port St Johns on Monday after an on-off strike which has lasted seven months, leaving the town strewn with garbage.
Municipal workers had been on an intermittent strike since last year, demanding the dismissal of the municipal manager and the implementation of wage promises they say were not kept. According to South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) spokesperson Andile Bara the problems started in 2013 when seven SAMWU shop stewards were fired after a strike over wages.
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