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ANA reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) warned on Wednesday of a looming wage strike at the embattled Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa).
This could take place if the CCMA fails to resolve a wage dispute that has been referred to it by the United National Transport Union (Untu). In a statement, Fedusa said it “fully supports Untu’s decision to refer the dispute to the CCMA for conciliation after the latter’s members rejected Prasa’s wage offer increase from 3 percent to 4.5 percent on condition that Untu lowers its demands from 20 percent to 12 percent.” Untu is also demanding increases in members’ medical aid, night shift, book-off and standby allowances with effect from 1 April. Untu general secretary Steve Harris said his members were ‘gatvol’ and ‘angry’ and were demanding a double-digit salary increase irrespective of the dire state of Prasa.
- Read this report in full at eNCA
- See too, Embattled Prasa faces crippling strike over double digit wage demand, at Fin24
- And also, Untu verwys loongeskil na kommissie, at Netwerk24 (limit on access)
- Read Fedusa’s press statement in this regard at Polity
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