SAMWU "INTIMIDATION" WORRIES WATER PROVIDER.

(From SAPA (South African Press Association))

Only a week after obtaining a court order compelling its striking employees to resume work, Johannesburg Water (JW), the water service provider in the Johannesburg Metropole, has expressed concern over the safety of the same staff members who it said on Thursday were being harassed and intimidated. About 700 of the 2514 JW employees were on July 2 ordered by the Labour Court to cease participation in the ongoing SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) national wage strike on the grounds that JW's service is an essential one that must be provided to the public without interruption under the Labour Relations Act. But …