IMATU INDEPENDENT MUNICIPAL AND ALLIED TRADE UNION WORKING TOGETHER FOR YOU

THE HISTORY OF IMATU

At the beginning of the 20th century local government employees were represented by a number of trade unions.

In 1917 some of the unions operating in Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth and the old Transvaal decided to form a federation.

This federation became known as S.A.A.M.E. (South African Association of Municipal Employees) in 1919.

The Unions representing municipal employees in Durban (DMES) and Johannesburg (JMEA) remained outside the federation, but worked in close co-operation with SAAME.

Other unions such as NUELA, SALAAWU and SAMWU continued to operate as independent unions in the local government sector.

The unions in the federation co-operated over the years on the basis of their similar philosophies, aims and objectives.

After consideration and deliberation, over more than two years, these unions came to the conclusion that the concept of amalgamating into one strong union made good sense and so IMATU, the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union, was established on 8 March 1996, at the Inaugural Congress, in Bloemfontein, as a fully fledged successor of the unions mentioned below:
• S.A.A.M.E. (SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES)
• J.M.E.A. (JOHANNESBURG MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION)
• N.U.E.L.A. (NATIONAL UNION OF EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES)
• D.M.E.S. (DURBAN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION)
• S.A.L.A.A.W.U. (SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION)

IMATU is not aligned to any political party. The union’s constitution is based on democratic principles where all members are equal, irrespective of colour, gender, ethnic group, religion, culture, profession, political persuasion, sexual orientation or creed.

MEMBERSHIP

At the time of its inaugural Congress in March 1996, IMATU had 65 535 members. Today IMATU has a membership in excess of 70 000, who are mostly employed in the municipal sector.

IMATU’S MISSION STATEMENT

IMATU’s mission is to provide members with professional representation in order to promote their workplace interests and protect their collective and individual rights

 IMATU’S VISION IS:

• To become the union with the largest number of members in the local government industry
• To be recognised as the union that has the most influence in the industry
• To be recognised by Government and world wide as the organisation that has the most influence in the local government industry.

 IMATU’S NATIONAL STRUCTURE:

• NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC)
• REGIONAL COMMITTEES
• BRANCH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
• SHOP STEWARDS
• STAFF

MEMBERS

The members are the highest authority in IMATU. Members exercise this authority via their representatives and the National Congress that takes place every 5 years.

The National Executive Council (NEC) is elected from the representatives who attend the Congress. The allocation of representatives is based on the proportional representation of the membership per region.

The NEC elects the National President, Deputy President and four Vice-Presidents. The NEC meet 3 times a year, therefore the day to day affairs of IMATU are dealt with by Portfolio-Committees headed by the President, Deputy President and the four Vice Presidents.

There are four Portfolio Committees, namely the Finance-, Strategic-, Labour Relations- and Human Resources and Development committees.

REGIONAL COMMITTEES

IMATU’s national deployment consists of 13 Regions and each Region has a Regional Committee.

These Regions are:

CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN REGION
EASTERN CAPE
ETHEKWINI METROPOLITAN REGION
FREE STATE
GAUTENG
JOHANNESBURG METROPOLITAN REGION
KWAZULU NATAL
LIMPOPO
MPUMALANGA
NORTHERN CAPE
NORTH WEST
TSHWANE METROPOLITAN REGION
WESTERN CAPE

The representatives who serve on the Regional Committees are elected from Branch Committees. The number of representatives is based on the proportional representation of the membership.

BRANCH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES

The members elect the Branch Committee representatives at the workplace. These representatives elect the Office Bearers of the Branch

SHOP STEWARDS (TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES)

Shop Stewards are elected at the workplace to represent employees at grass roots level in day-to-day matters that relate to the workplace.

STAFF OF THE UNION

The decisions and policies that flow from the various structures of IMATU result in a vast body of administrative, legal and financial tasks that are performed by the staff, headed by the General Secretary.

The staff consists of the General Secretary, Deputy General Secretary: Legal, Deputy General Secretary: Operations, Regional Managers, Labour Relations Officers, National Finance Manager, Human Resources Manager, National Media and Marketing Manager and Administrative Staff.

Regional staff is managed by the Regional Manager and the National Office staff provide the administrative backbone of the union.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF SHOP STEWARDS

Shop stewards have many rights. However, every right has a duty attached to it. For instance, employees have the right to be paid a salary or wage by their employer, but they also have a duty to do a reasonable day’s work in return for the money. Similarly, along with the right to time off to represent members, shop stewards have a duty to represent IMATU’s interests in the most professional way possible.

IMATU’s structure obtains its inputs from the members via the shop stewards who feed back to the Branch and Regional Committees and ultimately to the National Executive Council. The Shop Stewards’ role in securing inputs from the members is one of their most important tasks.

SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT BARGAINING COUNCIL (SALGBC)

IMATU is a founding member of the South African Local Government Bargaining Council, or as it is known “the SALGBC”.

The main purpose of being a member of the Bargaining Council is to allow a platform to be recognised as a bargaining agent of members by the employer, to collectively bargain on matters of interest of IMATU members, to prevent and resolve disputes originating from the workplace and to ensure that collective agreements of the SALGBC are applied and interpreted correctly.  

FEDERATION AFFILIATION

IMATU, with its 70 000 members, is one of the largest affiliates in the FEDUSA federation.

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UMLANDO WE-IMATU (ZULU)

Ekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka lama-20 abasebenzi bakamasipala babemelelwa yizinyunyana eziningana zabasebenzi.

Ngonyaka ka-1917 ezinye zalezi zinyunyana ezazisebenza eCape Town, eBloemfontein, ePort Elizabeth naseTransvaal yakudala zanquma ukwakha umfelandawonye.

Lo mfelandawonye wagcina sewaziwa ngokuthi yi-S.A.A.M.E. (South African Association of Municipal Employees) ngonyaka ka-1919.

Izinyunyana ezimelela abasebenzi bakamasipala eThekwini (DMES) naseGoli (JMEA) zaqhubeka zingekho kulo mfelandawonye, kodwa zazisebenzelana eduze ne-SAAME. Ezinye izinyunyana ezinjenge-NUELA, i-SALAAWU ne-SAMWU zaqhubeka zisebenza njengezinyunyana ezizimele emkhakheni kamasipala.

Kuyo yonke le minyaka izinyunyana zomfelandawonye zazibambisana ngesisekelo sokuthi zinamafilosofi, izinhloso nemigomo efanayo.

Ngemva kokucabangela nokudingida udaba, okwathatha iminyaka engaphezu kwemibili, lezi zinyunyana zafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi umqondo wokuba zihlangane zakhe iNyunyana eyodwa enamamdla wawunohlonze ngakho i-IMATU, i-Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union, yasungulwa ngomhla ka-8 March 1996, eNgqungqutheleni Yokuqala, eyayiseBloemfontein, njengomlandeli ozimele geqe wezinyunyana ezishiwo ngezansi:
• S.A.A.M.E. (SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES)
• J.M.E.A. (JOHANNESBURG MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION)
• N.U.E.L.A. (NATIONAL UNION OF EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES)
• D.M.E.S. (DURBAN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION)
• S.A.L.A.A.W.U. (SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION)

I-IMATU ayizibandakanyanga nanoma yiliphi iqembu lezepolitiki. Umthetho-sisekelo wale nyunyana wesekwe ezimisweni zombuso wentando yeningi ezenza ukuthi wonke amalungu alingane, kungakhathaliseki ibala, ubulili, uhlanga, inkolo, isiko, umsebenzi, imigomo yezepolitiki, ukuthambekela kwezocansi noma izinkolelo zawo.

ISIBALO SAMALUNGU

Ngesikhathi seNgqungquthela yokuqala ngo-March 1996, i-IMATU yayinamalungu angu-65 535. Namuhla i-IMATU inamalungu angu-70 000, iningi lawo eliqashwe emkhakheni kamasipala.

ISITATIMENDE SEMIGOMO YE-IMATU

Umgomo we-IMATU uwukuhlinzeka amalungu ayo ngabameli abanolwazi ukuze kuthuthukiswe izimo zawo emsebenzini futhi kuvikelwe amalungelo awo njengeqembu nanjengomuntu ngamunye

INHLOSO YE-IMATU IWUKUBA:

• Yinyunyana enesibalo esikhulu samalungu emkhakheni yomasipala
• Iqashelwe njengenyunyana enethonya elikhulu kulo mkhakha
• Iqashelwe kuHulumeni nasemhlabeni kabanzi njengenhlangano enethonya elikhulu kunazo zonke emkhakheni yomasipala.

UKWAKHEKA KWE-IMATU KUZWELONKE:

• I-NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC)
• AMAKOMITI EZIFUNDA
• AMAKOMITI APHETHE AMAGATSHA
• AMA-SHOP STEWARD
• ABASEBENZI

AMALUNGU

Amalungu ayigunya eliphakeme kakhulu le-IMATU. Amalungu asebenzisa leli gunya ngabameleli bawo kanye naseNgqungqutheleni Kazwelonke eqhutshwa njalo ngemva kweminyaka engu-5.

I-National Executive Council (NEC) ikhethwa phakathi kwabameleli ababa khona eNgqungqutheleni. Ukuqokwa kwabameleli kuncike esibalweni samalungu okufanele amelelwe esifundeni ngasinye.

I-NEC ikhetha uMongameli Kazwelonke, iPhini LikaMongameli kanye namaSekela KaMongameli amane. I-NEC ihlangana kathathu ngonyaka, ngakho imisebenzi evamile ye-IMATU isingathwa amaPortfolio Committee enganyelwe nguMongameli, iPhini LikaMongameli kanye namaSekela KaMongameli amane.

KunamaPortfolio Committee amane, okuyikomiti leZezimali, leZokuhlela, leZezindaba Zabasebenzi, kanye nele-Human Resources and Development.

AMAKOMITI EZIFUNDA

Ukuhlelwa kwe-IMATU kuzwelonke kuneZifunda ezingu-13 futhi iSifunda ngasinye sineKomiti Yesifunda.

Lezi Zifunda yilezi:

CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN REGION
EASTERN CAPE
ETHEKWINI METROPOLITAN REGION
FREE STATE
GAUTENG
JOHANNESBURG METROPOLITAN REGION
KWAZULU NATAL
LIMPOPO
MPUMALANGA
NORTHERN CAPE
NORTH WEST
TSHWANE METROPOLITAN REGION
WESTERN CAPE

Abameleli abasebenza emaKomitini Ezifunda bakhethwa emaKomitini Amagatsha. Inani labameleli lincike esibalweni samalungu okufanele amelelwe.

AMAKOMITI APHETHE AMAGATSHA

Amalungu akhetha abameleli bamaKomiti Amagatsha emsebenzini. Laba bameleli bakhetha abaPhathi Behhovisi Legatsha

AMA-SHOP STEWARD (ABAMELELI BENYUNYANA YABASEBENZI)

Ama-Shop Steward akhethwa emsebenzini ukuze amelele bonke abasebenzi ezindabeni zansuku zonke ezihlobene nokwenzeka emsebenzini.

ABASEBENZI BENYUNYANA

Izinqumo nezinkambiso ezivela eminyangweni ehlukene ye-IMATU zakha indikimba enkulu yemisebenzi yezokuphatha, yezomthetho neyezimali eyenziwa ngabasebenzi, abaphethwe nguNobhala-Jikelele.

Laba basebenzi babandakanya uNobhala-Jikelele, iPhini likaNobhala-Jikelele: Kwezomthetho, iPhini likaNobhala-Jikelele: Operations, Abaphathi Bezifunda, Izikhulu Zezindaba Zabasebenzi, uMphathi Wezezimali Kuzwelonke, uMphathi We-Human Resources, uMphathi Kazwelonke Wezezindaba Nezokwabiwa Kolwazi kanye naBasebenzi Bezokuphatha.

Abasebenzi besifunda baphathwa nguMphathi Wesifunda kanti abasebenzi beHhovisi Likazwelonke yibona abaphethe umsebenzi wayo yonke inyunyana.

IMITHWALO YAMA-SHOP STEWARD

Ama-shop steward anamalungelo amaningi. Kodwa-ke, ilungelo ngalinye lihambisana nomsebenzi. Ngokwesibonelo, abasebenzi banelungelo lokukhokhelwa umholo wabo ngumqashi wabo, kodwa nabo banesibopho sokwenza umsebenzi ofanele wosuku ukuze bathole imali. Ngokufanayo, kanye nelungelo lokunikwa isikhathi sokuyomelela amalungu, ama-shop steward anesibopho sokumelela izindaba ze-IMATU ngendlela echwepheshile kakhulu.

Abaphathi be-IMATU bathola uvo lwamalungu ngama-shop steward abikela amaKomiti Amagatsha naweZifunda futhi ekugcineni kubikelwe i-National Executive Council. Indima yama-Shop Steward yokuthola uvo lwamalungu ingomunye wemisebenzi ebaluleke kakhulu.

I-SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT BARGAINING COUNCIL (SALGBC)

I-IMATU iyilungu eleseka ukumiswa kwe-South African Local Government Bargaining Council, noma i-“SALGBC” njengoba yaziwa kanjalo.

Injongo eyinhloko yokuba yilungu le-Bargaining Council iwukuvumela ukuba lesi sigungu siqashelwe njengenxusa elikhulumela amalungu kumqashi, ukuba likhulumele wonke amalungu e-IMATU ezindabeni eziwathintayo, ukunqanda nokuxazulula izingxabano ezenzeka emsebenzini nokuqinisekisa ukuthi izivumelwano ezihlanganyelwe ze-SALGBC ziyasetshenziswa futhi zichazwa ngokunembile.  

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HISTORI YA IMATU (SEPEDI)

Mathomong a ngwagakgolo wa masomepedi (20th century) bašomi ba mmušo wa selegae ba be ba emetšwe legato ke diyunione tše mmalwa tša bašomi.

Ka 1917 tše dingwe tša diyunione tša go šomela go la Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth le Transvaal ya kgale tša ipopa sehlopha gomme tša hloma federeišene.

Federeišene ye ya tsebega ka S.A.A.M.E. (South African Association of Municipal Employees) ka 1919.

Diyunione tšeo di emetšego bašomi ba mmasepala go la Durban (DMES) le Johannesburg (JMEA) di ile tša se akaretšwe ka go federeišene, eupša tša šoma ka tirišano le SAAME. Diyunione tše dingwe tše bjalo ka NUELA, SALAAWU le SAMWU di ile tša tšwela pele go šoma bjalo ka diyunione tša go ikemela lekaleng la mmušo wa selegae.

Diyunione tšeo di akareditšwego ka go federeišene di ile tša šomišana mengwageng ka go latelana ga yona ka lebaka la go swana ga difilosofi, maikemišetšo le merero ya tšona.

Ka morago ga go lekodišiša le dipoledišano, nakong yeo e ka bago mengwaga ye mebedi, diyunione tše di ile tša tšea sephetho sa go kopana go bopa yunione ye tee ya go ba le maatla gomme IMATU, Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Yunione, e ile ya hlongwa ka la 8 Mopitlo 1996, moletlong wa hlomamišo wa go bitšwa Inaugural Congress, go la Bloemfontein, bjalo ka yunione ya go felela yeo e latelago diyunione tše di ngwadilwego ka mo tlase:
• S.A.A.M.E. (SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES)
• J.M.E.A. (JOHANNESBURG MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION)
• N.U.E.L.A. (NATIONAL YUNIONE OF EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES)
• D.M.E.S. (DURBAN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION)
• S.A.L.A.A.W.U. (SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND ALLIED WORKERS YUNIONE)

IMATU ga e amane le mokgatlo ofe goba ofe wa sepolitiki. Molaotheo wa yunione ye o theilwe godimo ga melawana ya temokrasi moo maloko ka moka a lekanago, go sa lebelelwe mmala, bong, mohlobo, bodumedi, setšo, profešene, kgahlego ya sepolitiki, kgahlego go tša marato goba tumelo.

BOLELOKO

Nakong ya tlhomamišo ya Congress Mopitlo 1996, IMATU e be e na le maloko a 65 535. Lehono IMATU e na le maloko a 70 000, bontši bo šoma lekaleng la mmasepala.

SETATAMENTE SA THOMO SA IMATU

Setatamente sa thomo sa IMATU ke go abela maloko a yona boemedi bja seprofešenale ka maikemišetšo a go hlatloša dikgahlego tša bona tša mošomong le go šireletša ditokelo tša bona tša seboka le tša mongwe le mongwe.

 PONELOPELE YA IMATU:

• Go ba yunione ya maloko a mantši go feta tšohle ka go intasteri ya mmušo wa selegae.
• Go ba yunione ya go tsebega yeo e nago le khuetšo ka go intasteri ye.
• Go tsebega ka mmušong le lefaseng ka bophara bjalo ka mokgatlo wo o nago le khuetšo ye kgolo ka intastering ya mmušo wa selegae.

 SEBOPEGO SA BOSETŠHABA SA IMATU:  

• NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC)
• DIKOMITI TŠA SELETE
• DIKOMITI PHAREPHARE TŠA MAKALA
• BAEMEDI BA BAŠOMI BA DIYUNIONE (BALAODI BA MAKALA) – BAEMEDI BA BAŠOMI
• BAŠOMI

MALOKO

Maloko a na le taolo ye kgolo ka go IMATU. Maloko a diragatša maatla a ona ka tirišo ya boemedi le National Congress (Congrese ya Bosetšhaba) yeo e bago gona mengwageng ye mengwe le ye mengwe ye 5.

National Executive Council (NEC) e kgethwa go tšwa go baemedi bao ba tsenelago Congress. Kabo ya baemedi e thewa go tekatekano ya boemedi bja boleloko dileteng.

NEC e kgetha Mopresitente wa Bosetšhaba, Motlatša Mopresitente le Matsogo a Mopresitente a mane. NEC e kopana ga 3 mo ngwageng, ka gona merero ya letšatši le letšatši ya IMATU e dirwa ke Dikomiti tša Potefolio (Portfolio-Committees) tšeo di etilwego pele ke Mopresitente, Motlatša Mopresitente le Matsogo a Mopresitente a mane.

Go na le Dikomiti tša Potefolio tše nne, tšona ke dikomiti tša Ditšhelete (matlotlo)-, Maano-, Merero ya Bašomi – le Tswetšopele ya Bašomi (Human Resources and Development).

DIKOMITI TŠA DILETE

Mošomo wa bosetšhaba wa IMATU o akaretša dilete tše 13 gomme selete se sengwe le se sengwe se na le Komiti ya Selete.

Dilete tšeo ke tše:

SELETE SA CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN
EASTERN CAPE
SELETE SA ETHEKWINI METROPOLITAN
FREE STATE
GAUTENG
SELETE SA JOHANNESBURG METROPOLITAN
KWAZULU NATAL
LIMPOPO
MPUMALANGA
NORTHERN CAPE
NORTH WEST
SELETE SA TSHWANE METROPOLITAN
WESTERN CAPE

Baemedi bao ba šomago Dikomiting tša Dilete ba kgethwa go tšwa Dikomiting tša Makala. Palo ya baemedi e theilwe godimo ga tekatekano ya boemedi bja maloko.

DIKOMITI PHAREPHARE TŠA MAKALA

Maloko a kgetha baemedi ba Komiti ya Lekala mošomong. Baemedi ba ba kgetha Badiriši ba Diofisi ba Lekala.

BAEMEDI BA BAŠOMI BA YUNIONE

Baemedi ba bašomi ba yunione ba kgethwa mošomong go emela bašomi legatong la fase mererong ya letšatši le letšatši ya go amana le tša mošomong.

BAŠOMI BA YUNIONE

Diphetho le dipholisi tšeo di tšwago dihlongweng tša go fapafapana tša IMATU di hlola sebopego se segolo sa taolo, semolao le mešongwana ya ditšhelete yeo e dirwago ke bašomi, ka tlase ga boetapele bja Mongwaledi Kakaretšo (General Secretary).

Bašomi ba akaretša Mongwaledi Kakaretšo, Motlatša Mongwaledi Kakaretšo: Semolao, Motlatša Mongwaledi Kakaretšo: Tiragatšo, Balaodi ba Dilete, Mošomi wa Merero ya Bašomi (Labour Relations Officers), Molaodi wa Ditšhelete wa Bosetšhaba, Molaodi wa Bašomi (Human Resources Manager), Molaodi wa Bosetšhaba wa Thekišo le Phatlalatšaditaba (National Media and Marketing Manager) le Bašomi ba tša Taolo.

Bašomi ba Selete ba laolwa ke Molaodi wa Selete gomme Ofisi ya Bosetšhaba e fana ka motheo wa taolo ya yunione.

MAIKARABELO A BAEMEDI BA BAŠOMI BA YUNIONE

Baemedi ba bašomi ba yunione ba na le ditokelo tše dintši. Le ge go le bjalo, tokelo ye nngwe le ye nngwe e na le mošomo wo o itšego. Bjalo ka: Bašomi ba na le tokelo ya go lefelwa mogolo goba moputso ke bengmešomo ba bona, eupša le bona ba na le mošomo wa go dira mošomo wa go bonala wa letšatši gore ba humane tšhelete yeo. Go no swana le gore, tokelo ya go humana nako ya go yo ba moemedi wa maloko, baemedi ba bašomi ba yunione ba na le mošomo wa go emela legato dikgahlego tša IMATU ka tsela ya seprofešenale ka moo go ka kgonegago.

Sebopego sa IMATU se humana dikgopolo go tšwa go maloko go dirišwa baemedi ba bašomi ba yunione bao ba abelanago le Dikomiti tša dilete le tša Makala ka ga merero ya IMATU le Khansele Pharephare ya Bosetšhaba (National Executive Council). Tema yeo e kgathwago ke Moemedi wa bašomi wa yunione go humana dikgopolo tša maloko ke ye nngwe ya mešomo ya bona ye bohlokwa kudu. 

KHANSELE YA DITHERIŠANO YA MMUŠO WA SELEGAE WA AFRIKA BORWA (SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT BARGAINING COUNCIL – SALGBC)

IMATU ke moleloko wa motheo wa Khansele ya Ditherišano ya Mmušo wa Selegae wa Afrika Borwa (South African Local Government Bargaining Council), goba bjalo ka ge e tsebja “SALGBC”.

Morero o mogolo wa go ba moleloko wa Khansele ya Ditherišano (Bargaining Council) ke go fana ka platefomo ya go tsebega bjalo ka etšente ya ditherišano ya maloko ke mongmošomo, go rerišana ka seboka ka ga merero ya kgahlego go maloko a IMATU, go thibela le go rarolla dithulano tša go tšwa mošomong le go kgonthišiša gore ditumelelano tša seboka tša SALGBC di a phethagatšwa le go hlathollwa ka nepagalo.