PR – The National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) provides the following update on its negotiations with the Public Workers’ Union (PWU) concerning the 2023–2026 Collective Labour Agreement (CLA).
All provisions carried forward from the 2020–2023 agreement have been agreed for the 2023–2026 CLA, including salary increases. From NAWASA’s perspective, negotiations on those provisions have concluded, subject to the formal signing of the agreement. The agreed salary increases will be paid once the agreement is signed.
PWU has proposed the reintroduction of a provision indexing pension increase to salary increases. The indexing of pension increases was not a provision of the 2020–2023 agreement, having been removed from the 2009 – 2012 agreement by mutual agreement between NAWASA and the PWU. NAWASA maintains that this proposal should be deferred for consideration during negotiations for the 2026–2029 agreement.
NAWASA remains committed to engaging with the PWU in good faith and bringing the 2023–2026 negotiations to a formal conclusion. The parties are scheduled to meet again on Friday, September 25, 2026, to discuss the outstanding matter.
