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Pump more $$ into WASA
Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Duke's solution to water woes: Pump more $$ into WASA
He said the authority needs money and support from the government to move forward, and its workers do not have the resources they need.
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Public Services Association (PSA) president Watson Duke has slammed criticisms that water provider WASA is unwieldy, management-heavy and unproductive, arguing that more people are getting water today "than ever in the history of this country".
Duke vows WASA workers will 'take action'
"WASA has been stable for the last 11 years since I have been President… no shutting down, no antagonism. When the workers speak it is only for a just cause. It (WASA) has all been managed carefully. We have found the management at WASA to be efficient. They have just not been supported by the politicians."
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