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BL Premium reports that Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) group CEO Hishaam Emeran is expected on Tuesday to meet with the two largest unions at the rail operator over their demand for a wage increase of 15%.
The United National Transport Union (Untu) and SA Transport & Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) declared a dispute at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration (CCMA) weeks ago and threatened industrial action after Prasa “refused” to formally respond to their wage increase demands. Satawu and Untu’s consolidated wage demands include a 15% across-the-board wage increase for 2025/26. Consumer inflation is hovering at about 3%. The unions’ demands also include a R3,000 housing subsidy, R50 per hour standby allowance, R10 per hour night shift allowance, a moratorium on retrenchments and a medical aid subsidy with the employer contributing 70%. The two unions declared the dispute after talks, which began early this year, stalled for the third time late in March. On Monday, Untu’s Atenkosi Plaatjie said labour was scheduled to meet Emeran on Tuesday to try to find common ground. However, she said this would not stall the hearing of their dispute at the CCMA on Thursday. Satawu’s Amanda Tshemese said the Cosatu affiliate would be attending the meeting with the Prasa CEO.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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