Garbage piling up is an uncomfortable metaphor for SA

Members of the South African Municipal Staff Union are turning the town right into a rubbish tip as their unprotected strike enters its third week amid calls for for greater pay and the removing of a Pikitup boss.

Negotiations between the Metropolis of Johannesburg and the employees have stalled, so your litter won’t be collected any time quickly.

What occurs subsequent?

Ought to ratepayers proceed paying their payments if the town is unable to offer a service? Ought to residents fork out additional money to make sure streets are clear and their litter is disposed of by personal contractors?

Johannesburg’s mayor has uttered robust phrases towards the forces behind the motion and the intimidation of contracted staff making an attempt to gather trash, however his phrases stay simply phrases.

With no answer at hand, residents are beginning to discover options.

Ask Submit Workplace officers concerning the hassle its protracted work stoppages induced shoppers and the way they discovered different methods of sending mail – and by no means appeared again.

South Africa’s financial hub merely can’t afford to host influential monetary and enterprise guests when its streets are piled excessive with stinking garbage luggage.

In December, these similar staff downed instruments illegally and residents needed to endure the inconvenience of not having rubbish collected for a number of days. And there have been different, earlier, wildcat strikes.

The query the town should reply is whether or not it has management of the connection it has with staff.

Whereas the suitable to strike is protected by regulation, frequent unlawful behaviour by unionised staff raises many questions on these rights and the way they’re enforced and policed.

Simply discover a answer – and shortly.