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EWN reports that the United National Transport Union (UNTU) says talks with Gautrain bosses have reached a deadlock and they’re now waiting for a decision from the CCMA on whether or not workers can go on strike.
Bombela, the operator of Gautrain, has apparently offered employees an 8% salary increase, while the union is demanding 9%, as well as a housing and transport allowance. The union’s Eddie de Klerk said that for now, employees would return to work while they waited for a strike certificate. He indicated: "If the commissioner rules in our favour, he will issue us with a strike certificate. If he doesn’t, we don’t know what our position will be then. We (are) all bound now to wait for the 14 days for commissioner to give us the ruling, it could be sooner than 14 days or it could be 14 days."
- This short report by Gia Nicolaides is at EWN
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