We are very concerned that the strike action by the Librarians and the Administrative staff at Traffic and Licensing Centres is still inconveniencing the public and we are doing everything in our power to work towards a speedy resolution. After several attempts by the municipality to have a council meeting to discuss and adopt decisions concerning the demands of our employees, could not continue as a result of opposition parties not prioritizing these meetings, our Mayoral Committee will discuss this matter at length tomorrow (11 September) to determine a way forward.
In the meantime the public can rest assured that no library fines will be accrued during the strike period and contingency plans are in place for those who require services from our traffic department. Consumers who paid upfront for driver’s and learner’s license tests – that expired during this period – will be contacted by the Traffic Department once the strike is over to arrange new dates convenient for them. In the case of drivers licences that either are about to expire or expired, we have no choice but to advise consumers to go to neighbouring towns like Kirkwood, Alexandria, Port Alfred, Jeffrey’s Bay and Humansdorp amongst others to renew their licences.
New developments will be announced as soon as it becomes available.
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Talking about strikes, I have heard (from a usually reliable source) that the Big Brass from VW flew in from Germany last week and phoned Irwin Jim telling him that if the union did not accept the offer and return to work by Monday VW would close their doors and move to Thailand or Spain. It is noted that workers returned to work on Monday and/or yesterday.
Is anybody able to confirm that this actually happened? If it is true then it’s about time that more companies took a stand against the unions.