City of Tshwane to consider implications of the bargaining council ruling [SOUND]

# The City of Tshwane says it has noted the exemption application arbitration award by the South African Local Government Bargaining Council. The council has dismissed an application by the metro to be exempted from honouring the wage agreement it had signed with the South African Municipal Workers’ Union and the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union in the 2021/2022 financial year, citing unaffordability. The metro’s spokesperson, Selby Bokaba, says they will consider all aspects regarding the implications of the order: