COUNCIL workers today locked-up the Kabwe Town Clerk’s office in protest over the none payment of full salaries and housing allowances agreed upon in 2007.
Zambia United Local Authority workers union (ZULAWU) Kabwe Branch Chairman Pastor Nicholas Chitambala said the workers would only open the office after she had addressed them.
He said the Town Clerk had being communicated to and should have addressed the workers today.
“We wrote to the Town Clerk so she can meet us and discuss the K100, 000 basic salary increment and the housing allowances but she keeps running away from us, “ Pastor Chitambala said.
He said the workers were angry with the town clerk because she kept avoiding them each time they wanted to talk to her and resolve the issue.
The council workers said they have had enough of Ms Chikoti and just wanted her out of office because she has no heart for them.
The office was later opened after persuasion by the ZULAWU National president, Misheck Nyambose who promised to send some representatives to meet the town clerk.
And Zambia Congress of Trade Union Deputy Chairman Peter Nkhuwa said he had communicated to the town clerk who said she would meet him and discuss the issue.
“I had talked to her yesterday and will be meeting her today at 14 hours to discuss the whole issue, “ Mr Nkhuwa said.
This comes after council workers held a meeting with the union yesterday to find the way forward over the none payment of the remaining K100 000 out of the K200 000 basic salary and housing allowance agreed upon in 2007, but that only K100,000 had been paid to them.
Efforts to get a comment from the town clerk proved futile as she was reported to be attending a meeting at Mulungushi University.
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That’s what happens when you take people for granted. Keep the place barricaded until you see the money!
People deserve descent pay. If Council promised thier workers a raise, they should deliver. Otherwise beat the officials!!
Mubakwapule nemyembya ba Town Clerk
Prepare for hard times ahead.
Kabwe is 1 town where the economic melt down means nothing! That town melted down years ago. Did u hear any investor leaving or companies closing? There’s nothing more to close. So while you all panic, Broken Hill people are safe, they are used to what you are gonna suffer! It never sinks nor picks in Kabwe. Its always just on th average. Chiluba the fool killed that town way back. It cant melt any further…
Mwachilamo! Kulamipuma nomba! Dont open the office. In fact, lock her house also!
Please be fimo fmo, can you make sure that these pipo are paid, they have families to feed and send to school.
Whats going on , Ist some one stole 2, gaots, then the Kabwe council workers , then the Mbala fimofimo, Whats going on. This is a shame.