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BL Premium reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu), which had threatened to embark on strike in the bus sector ahead of the busy Easter weekend, has received a revised offer from bus operators.
Satawu spokesperson Amanda Tshemese said the Cosatu-affiliated union, which represents about 4,600 workers in the sector, was currently embarking on a mandate-seeking process on the new offer. She would not say what the new figure was. The union had previously rejected a 6% offer from employer organisations, including the SA Bus Employers Association and the Commuter Bus Employers Association. The union, which was granted a strike certificate in February, is demanding a two-year wage deal, with an increase of 9% in 2023/24 and an 8% hike in the second year. Consumer inflation eased to an annual rate of 6.9% in January from 7.2% in December 2022. Besides the effect on bus operators, a strike could leave millions of passengers in the lurch over the Easter long weekend, including travellers to neighbouring countries such as Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Eswatini.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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