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CCMA tables facilitators’ proposal in bid to resolve Untu and Transnet wage impasse

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CCMABusiness Report writes that the United National Transport Union (Untu) confirmed on Wednesday that CCMA senior commissioners facilitating resolution of the wage dispute between itself and Transnet have tabled a formal proposal to help resolve the ongoing impasse.

Untu general secretary Cobus van Vuuren said that after a lengthy and challenging round of wage negotiations in respect of the 2025/26 period, the commissioners tabled a formal Facilitators’ Proposal for Settlement. He noted that the proposal represented a final effort to avert protected industrial action by Untu. “The proposal has been shared with all parties for consideration. Untu’s Executive Council has met to determine the next steps, and a formal mandating process in terms of the Facilitators’ Proposal for Settlement is now underway. Members will decide whether to accept or reject the proposal. Should it be rejected, Untu reserves the right to initiate protected industrial action in line with the Labour Relations Act (LRA),” Van Vuuren reported. The proposal is reportedly for a three-year agreement that will commence on 1 April 2025, and will end on 31 March 2028, with employees to receive a 6% increase in each year. Van Vuuren said the proposal must also be considered by Transnet, and all parties were expected to respond to the CCMA by 10 June 2025. Transnet said it would continue to participate in the conciliation process led by the CCMA to resolve the wage dispute.

  • Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Yogashen Pillay at Business Report
  • Read too, Are threats against Transnet over? CCMA proposes revised offer to avert strike, at The Citizen
  • And also, CCMA proposes more pay to avoid logistics strike, at Mining Weekly


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