IT'S almost three weeks since Tshwane municipal workers started their strike.
On Friday, 11 August, the workers said they need salary increases and they will report back in duty.
City of Tshwane shop steward, Hlengiwe Mathibela said they will continue striking outside Tshwane House until their grievances are met.
The workers are demanding a R3,500 increase, which they say was supposed to be paid in 2021.
Mathibela said the municipality has not opted to settle their payments but has decided to run to court.
"The city was given grants by the treasury but has not paid us our increment. The city is wasting money instead of paying us our money," she said.
The disappointed workers blame the DA coalition-led administration for failing to take care of them.
Mathibela said without increment, they will remain outside Tshwane House.
ALSO READ: Abahlali lived with KAK in their houses!
She said they want to go back to work but without increment, it's difficult because of inflation. He said food and fuel are expensive.
"Mayor Cilliers Brink has tried to address us but we told him to source the money to pay us," she said.
Another worker said the city decided to pay contractors instead of them.
He said they will not go back to work until workers who are dismissed are also reinstated.
City of Tshwane Acting Group Head: Communication and Marketing Selby Bokaba said the City continues to clamp down on employees who are participating in an unlawful and unprotected strike by issuing out additional 55 dismissal letters.
He said in the past two weeks the city has dismissed 93 employees.
"The court interdict has directed the striking employees to stop intimidating their co-workers and not to damage the city's property and any public or private property," he said.
