IMATU PUSHES FOR PAY AT THE WEST RAND MUNICIPALITY

Our President, Stanley Khoza, made a special visit to Gauteng this week, to engage with members at the West Rand Municipality yesterday.

Municipal employees have not been paid salaries and third-party benefit contributions have been disrupted as a direct result of its dire financial situation. The West Rand Municipality invested approximately R70 million with the now-defunct VBS Mutual Bank and workers are bearing the brunt of this mismanagement and poor financial regulation.

IMATU has been advised that the West Rand Municipality has been placed under provincial administration.

While IMATU has been assured by municipal management that salaries will be paid, the union must plan for all eventualities and always in the best interest of its members.