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ANA reports that the SA Transport & Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) says that the looming strike action in the passenger bus sector is not only about wages but better working conditions and transformation.
The union indicated that payment of a second driver for long distance travel and what specified a nightshift was also in dispute. “Money is not the only issue at stake. Labour was clear from the beginning that these talks were aimed at transforming the industry for the better. But employers have stubbornly refused to relent on demands that are already stipulated in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), citing the current main collective agreement as justification,” the union said. Talks between unions and bus companies have deadlocked at the CCMA. The national strike action is due to start this week at bus companies such as Putco, Rea Vaya, Great North Transport and Autopax and will see commuters stranded without transport during the Easter holidays. Unions are seeking a 12% wage increase, while employers have offered 7.5%.
- Read this report in full at The Citizen
- Read Satawu’s press statement in this regard at Cosatu Today
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