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ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Wednesday that its members had rejected the latest wage offer of 9% across the board tabled by employers in the bus passenger sector.
This came as bus drivers affiliated to several unions on Wednesday embarked on a national strike over salaries and working conditions. Numsa is seeking a 15% increase across the board, as well as certain other improvements in terms of employment. The striking bus drivers are affiliated to several unions, including Numsa, the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) and the Transport and Allied Workers Union (Tawu). Numsa also said it would not entertain offers which were negotiated outside of the bargaining council, and said any claims that it had rejected an offer from Autopax were untrue. The union indicated it would intensify the strike, saying that it was clear that the employers were negotiating in bad faith.
- Read this report by Siphelele Dludla in full at IOL News
- See too, Autopax denies making Numsa an offer, at News24
- And also, Busstaking: Vakbonde sê nee vir jongste aanbod, at Netwerk24 (limit on access)
- As well as, National bus strike continues 'indefinitely', at News24
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