Striking Pikitup staff members affiliated to Samwu march through the streets of Joburg demanding salary increases. File picture: Independent Media Striking Pikitup staff members affiliated to Samwu march through the streets of Joburg demanding salary increases. File picture: Independent Media
Johannesburg - Pikitup said on Friday afternoon that its workers had still not reported for work and as a result the waste removal company made other plans to resume its refuse collection operation in Johannesburg.
Pikitup spokesperson, Pansy Jali, said: “Workers have still not reported for duty so this is a way of alleviating pressure as a result of the work stoppage”.
Earlier, the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) rejected reports that its members who work for Pikitup had gone on an illegal strike
Samwu Secretary General, Simon Mathe, denied that workers had downed tools. He said the workers had attended a meeting on Thursday and would returned to work on Friday.
“Pikitup workers yesterday (Thursday) were in a general meeting not on an illegal work stoppage as the City of Johannesburg tells you. Our workers are back at work. The City’s statement is just a PR stunt. On Thursday we were discussing the corruption charge we want to lay against Amanda Nair (Pickitup CEO),” Mathe said.
But by Friday afternoon the workers had still not reported for duty. Jali said as a result the company was focusing on 10 depots.
Priority areas are Avalon depot, Central Camp, Marlboro, Midrand, Norwood, Randburg, Roodepoort, Selby, Southdale, Waterval and Zondi depot.
Jali said refuse collection was expected to resume later on Friday sfternoon.
African News Agency
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