BL Premium reports that two unions at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) are scheduled for a CCMA-backed conciliation process on 17 June.

The SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) and the United National Transport Union (Untu) declared a dispute in March after Prasa management refused to formally table a wage offer. The decision to refer the matter to the CCMA came after three failed attempts to initiate wage negotiations for 2025/26. In April, Prasa was given 30 days to table a “just and fair” wage offer, but failed to table a wage offer on 10 May as expected. “The continued delay tactics employed by management have had serious financial consequences for our members, and we cannot allow the process to be drawn out any further. Should this final conciliation process fail, the CCMA will issue a certificate of non-resolution, enabling labour to exercise its legal right to embark on protected industrial action,” Untu spokesperson Atenkosi Plaatjie said. The consolidated wage demands of the two unions include a 15% across-the-board wage increase. They are also demanding a R3,000 housing subsidy, a standby allowance of R50 an hour, a night shift allowance of R10 an hour, a moratorium on retrenchments and a medical aid subsidy with the employer contributing 70%. Plaatjie said Untu would approach the upcoming CCMA process in good faith, “but we remain firm in our position that the conclusion of this process is long overdue”.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)

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