Netwerk24 reports that the United National Transport Union (Untu) has warned the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) that time is running out to reach agreement on wage increases.
Steve Harris, Untu’s general secretary, said that on Thursday Prasa increased its offer from 6% to 7%, but the union’s members were not satisfied with the revision. Harris commented: “We clearly indicated to Prasa that our door for further discussion is open, but that its latest offer is not acceptable. The quicker they go back to the directorate to get a new mandate, the better it will be for everyone.” He encouraged Prasa to look at the bigger picture because a strike would be in no one’s interests. According to Harris, Prasa reckons that job losses would be unavoidable should it agreed to a higher increase. The latest developments come after the CCMA issued Untu with a ‘strike certificate’ giving it the right to give 48 hours’ notice of protected industrial action. Untu is in the process of conducting a strike ballot amongst its members. (Loosely translated from Afrikaans)
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- Read Untu’s latest press statement on this matter at SA Labour News
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