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Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has received notice of strike action by members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu).
The strike is due to begin on Monday September 23 2013.
"The City of Cape Town has put contingency measures in place and will do as much as we are able to continue delivering services and minimise the effects of the strike on residents," Cape Town mayoral committee member for corporate services Demetri Qually said in a statement issued on Friday.
Some services, such as refuse collection, may be affected.
The City will do all that it can to ensure that residents’ refuse is collected and that refuse drop-off sites remain open. Residents are requested to leave their refuse bins outside on the pavement until refuse has been collected.
Available resources will be allocated to deal with any disruption and subsequent backlog, with staff working overtime where necessary.
It is not possible to predict which areas will be affected at this stage, but the City will communicate this information as it becomes available.
"While the City respects the rights of staff to strike, we will ensure that any negative impact on our core service delivery functions is minimised," said Qually.
"We have in the past managed to continue delivering services to our residents despite strikes, and trust that our contingency plans will allow us to do the same now."
The City of Cape Town appeals to residents for their patience and understanding.
"The strike is not related to wage negotiations," SA Municipal Workers' Union's (Samwu) Cape Town regional secretary Mike Khumalo said on Friday.
"It is to do with a range of workers' grievances including discrimination at certain depots, transport and adjustment of work programmes."
There were concerns that the adjustment of work programmes at the city would lead to greater work volumes. Pickets would be organised at a number of depots to draw attention to the various problems workers faced.
Khumalo said Samwu was speaking to the City in an attempt to resolve the problems.
The strike is due to begin on Monday September 23 2013.
"The City of Cape Town has put contingency measures in place and will do as much as we are able to continue delivering services and minimise the effects of the strike on residents," Cape Town mayoral committee member for corporate services Demetri Qually said in a statement issued on Friday.
Some services, such as refuse collection, may be affected.
The City will do all that it can to ensure that residents’ refuse is collected and that refuse drop-off sites remain open. Residents are requested to leave their refuse bins outside on the pavement until refuse has been collected.
Available resources will be allocated to deal with any disruption and subsequent backlog, with staff working overtime where necessary.
It is not possible to predict which areas will be affected at this stage, but the City will communicate this information as it becomes available.
"While the City respects the rights of staff to strike, we will ensure that any negative impact on our core service delivery functions is minimised," said Qually.
"We have in the past managed to continue delivering services to our residents despite strikes, and trust that our contingency plans will allow us to do the same now."
The City of Cape Town appeals to residents for their patience and understanding.
"The strike is not related to wage negotiations," SA Municipal Workers' Union's (Samwu) Cape Town regional secretary Mike Khumalo said on Friday.
"It is to do with a range of workers' grievances including discrimination at certain depots, transport and adjustment of work programmes."
There were concerns that the adjustment of work programmes at the city would lead to greater work volumes. Pickets would be organised at a number of depots to draw attention to the various problems workers faced.
Khumalo said Samwu was speaking to the City in an attempt to resolve the problems.
