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ANA reports that an ongoing strike by drivers at Metrobus could result in loses of millions of rand the company indicated on Thursday.
Spokesman Goodwill Shiburi said: “This is very costly because we now have to pay the drivers that are not striking. It is a cost to the economy as more than 30,000 passengers have to make other means of getting to work and most of our customers use the prepaid tag system so if trips expire, we will have to re-credit them." The strike by members of minority union Demawusa (Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union) began on Monday. The union is demanding office space at three Metrobus bus depots and for salaries to be paid according to the number of years workers have been in service. On Tuesday, the union approached the CCMA for assistance, but Metrobus apparently cancelled a meeting scheduled for Thursday morning at short notice. Metrobus had earlier indicated that it was going to approach courts to intervene. Shiburi said Metrobus was going to court because 80% of the workers were willing to work, but were being intimidated by the protesting minority. The matter was scheduled to be heard in court later on Thursday.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at Engineering News
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