Unions expect new municipal wage proposal after deadlock

An end to wage negotiations within the local government sector could be in sight as a conciliator’s proposal, setting out a number of settlement suggestions to resolve the deadlock, was expected on Monday. The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) stated that the 2015/16 local government wage conciliation talks were concluded on Friday, with conciliator Dr Attie van der Merwe drawing up a nonbinding offer over the weekend.