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Bulawayo City Council to start paying workers tomorrow
16 May 2012 at 05:22hrs | Views
Bulawayo City Council management and workers have resolved the salary disputes that lead to a week long strike in April as all outstanding payments would be made.
Most workers have gone for three months without pay. In April, workers went on a one week-long strike which paralysed most council operations and condemned the city to a dump yard due to mounting heaps of uncollected garbage.
Zimbabwe Urban Council Workers Union secretary general Moses Mahlangu said workers would start receiving their pay dating back to March on Thursday.
"The agreement we came up with was that the March salary will start being paid on the 17th."
"Thereafter, the joint committee that comprises of workers union representatives and council management will sit down and review cashflow income and immediately start paying the April salaries" he said.
Mayor Thaba Moyo said, "we are one family with our workers we heard their grievances and have been implementing this action so as to show them that we appreciate the work they do for the city."
The municipality is under a $55 million debt including $17 million owed to ZESA. But it says it is owed $35 million by residents, $23 million by companies and $4 million by the government â€" making for a total of nearly $62 million.
Most workers have gone for three months without pay. In April, workers went on a one week-long strike which paralysed most council operations and condemned the city to a dump yard due to mounting heaps of uncollected garbage.
Zimbabwe Urban Council Workers Union secretary general Moses Mahlangu said workers would start receiving their pay dating back to March on Thursday.
"Thereafter, the joint committee that comprises of workers union representatives and council management will sit down and review cashflow income and immediately start paying the April salaries" he said.
Mayor Thaba Moyo said, "we are one family with our workers we heard their grievances and have been implementing this action so as to show them that we appreciate the work they do for the city."
The municipality is under a $55 million debt including $17 million owed to ZESA. But it says it is owed $35 million by residents, $23 million by companies and $4 million by the government â€" making for a total of nearly $62 million.
Source - Byo24News
