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BusinessLive reports that activity at SA’s busiest ports could grind to a halt with a planned protest by members of the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) on Thursday.
The union warned on Tuesday that it would embark on a total shutdown of the country’s ports over salary discrepancies at Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), where it claimed whites earned more than their black colleagues. The affected facilities include the ports of Durban, Richards Bay, Cape Town, East London, Port Elizabeth, Saldanha Bay and Mossel Bay. Satawu representative at TNPA, Reginald Goba, said about 300 employees were expected to down tools. They include marine pilots, tug masters and chief marine engineers. Goba said these skill-sets were such that their withdrawal would result in a “total shutdown at all ports”. TNPA acting CEO Nozipho Mdawe said: “We have assessed the impact of the strike action and have activated contingency measures though our business continuity plans.” Satawu served TNPA with a strike notice on Monday after the CCMA issued a certificate of non-resolution of a dispute in April. Satawu threatened to embark on a secondary strike if management did not address its issues by 3 June.
- Read the full original of Luyolo Mkentane’s report on the pending strike at BusinessLive
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