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Business Report writes that the United National Transport Union (UNTU) has been granted a strike certificate which could see its members down tools if its wage demands are not met by Gautrain operator, the Bombela Operating Company.
The union has been battling it out with Bombela for months demanding a 9% wage increase, while the company has offered 7.6%. “The blame for the delay, in the finalisation of this dispute, must be placed on the shoulders of the employer who tried its best to delay the process because UNTU’s membership had dropped to below 50% and the employer no longer bargained collectively with union,” said UNTU general secretary Steve Harris. With the fresh go-ahead from the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) the union said it would get a mandate from its members on whether they would go on strike or not.
- Read this report by Zintle Mahlati in full at Business Report
- Read UNTU’s press statement at UNTU online
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