Edited sentence: Ever since its elective congress in 2014, the union has been embroiled in internal wrangling.Johannesburg Metro where a bulk of the union membership rests, estimated to approximately to 18 000 members has been withholding union subscriptions which brought financial difficulties.Leadership squables.Some disgruntled members resorted to withhold their monthly subscriptions, the union leadership crashed these attempts by suspending some regional and provincial structures.Suspensions and expulsions of shop stewards is commonplace in SAMWU.These expensive legal battles have exacerbated the financial woes of the union, at the time when its financial reserves are depleted.for the union to operate.it is frequent that litigation from SAMWU and expelled members over the legitimacy of leadership is always at court rooms