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PIKITUP COMMITTED TO RESOLVING LABOUR DISPUTES
Pikitup management met with organised labour this afternoon to deal with internal industrial relations issues. However, despite several attempts to find an amicable solution to the issues, certain matters remain unresolved.
Pikitup would like to confirm the following:
- There has been a go slow at certain depots.
- The Company has been served with a notice of strike.
Pikitup is doing everything in its power to avert the possibility of a strike through continued negotiations.
Pikitup regrets the position of the SA Municipal Workers (SAMWU) and sincerely hopes that it will still reconsider its position. The primary mandate of a Municipal-owned entity is to deliver quality services on a
continued and uninterrupted basis to residents. Unfortunately, because of the go slow refuse collection has been disrupted in some part of the City.
Pikitup continues to leave its door open for further talks and call on the union representatives to continue their engagement so that amicable solutions can be found.
We sincerely apologise to affected residents and businesses who have been inconvenienced by the non-collection of refuse. Pikitup urges residents and businesses to be patient. An update will be given in this regard once details become available.
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re: Pikitup rubbish collectors go on strike
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/04/2011 - 22:13.
You can arrange with CHRIS 079-879-8779 for collection.
He is a private contractor.
April 7 2011 at 09:33am
Independent Newspapers
Pikitup employees block Mandela & Elizabeth Bridges protesting against poor wages. Picture: Chris Collingridge.
Johannesburg's refuse collectors, employed by waste management agency Pikitup, began their full-blown strike on Thursday morning, the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) said.
Spokesman Tahir Sema said about 2000 workers were busy gathering for a meeting on the first day of the strike.
He could not immediately confirm the meeting point, however Johannesburg Metro Police spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said that workers were expected to gather in Joubert Park.
Pikitup received the strike notice earlier this week, after workers embarked on a go slow in certain areas.
Workers have accused Pikitup of being “riddled with corruption”, and of refusing to address workers' legitimate concerns.
“Workers are concerned about the department and would want for Pikitup to be free from corruption and nepotism,” Sema said.
Other disputes were around wage disparities and the intimidation of union members.
Sema said most Pikitup employees were union members.
Pikitup spokeswoman Pansy Oyedele said on Wednesday that the company tried everything in its power to reach an agreement with Samwu.
She said that management met with Samwu on Wednesday to try and find a way forward.
However, Sema said Samwu repeatedly made calls for an urgent meeting with Pikitup, to no avail.
“Management has refused to meet with us,” he said.
Meanwhile, Pikitup asked residents who do not have their rubbish collected during the strike to be patient, and to keep it inside their yards for the time being.
“... We are asking residents who do not have their waste collected, to please keep it inside their yard and be patient,” Oyedele said.
People with the capacity could take general waste to the four landfill sites which would also remain open, Oyedele said.
These sites were: Goudkoppies, in Houthammer Road, Devland; Marie Louise, in Dobsonville Road, Roodepoort; Robinson Deep in Turffontein Road, Turffontein; and Ennerdale, in Old Lawley Road, Lawley.
Pikitup's garden sites will remain open during the strike, but only for garden waste and not general domestic refuse.
Oyedele could not detail contingency plans in the event of an extended strike. - Sapa
