Cosatu stands firmly behind Samwu as it demands a substantial wage increase [SOUND]

# Union federation Cosatu says it fully agrees with municipal union Samwu that the South African Local Government Association and National Treasury must stop undermining the collective bargaining process. Salga has made a four-percent wage offer, while the union is demanding an eight-percent increase. Cosatu’s Zanele Sabela says the Treasury’s meddling in Bargaining Council affairs by issuing an advisory to municipalities is unacceptable: