ANA reports that the United National Transport Union (Untu) said on Tuesday that it had no other option but to ask its members to embark on an indefinite strike, after the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) refused to increase its final wage offer of 6%.
According to Prasa, it was in dire straits with a 1.8 billion deficit that would be carried over to the next financial year, which could lead to it not being able to pay current salaries. Untu’s general secretary Steve Harris commented: “Prasa’s final offer is an insult to its employees… Prasa is also not prepared to increase any of the allowances Labour demanded. These allowances have not been increased in years.” The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) apparently issued a certificate of non-resolution of a dispute on Tuesday afternoon, after Prasa management came back to the conciliation without a new mandate. Untu said it would now embark on a process of getting a mandate from its members in terms of the union’s constitution.
- Read this report in full at The Citizen
- Read Untu’s press statement at Untu online
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