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The Mercury reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) has condemned what it called a “reckless and dishonest attack” by Business Leadership SA (BLSA) on the recent Transnet wage agreement.
It said business elites were attempting to scapegoat workers for deep-rooted failures within the state-owned logistics company. Fedusa was responding to BLSA chairperson Busisiwe Mavuso’s comments that labelled the wage settlement as a “leadership failure.” The agreement, reached between Transnet, the United National Transport Union (Untu) and the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu), provides for an annual 6% increase over three years, totalling an 18% rise in wages. “BLSA's characterisation of the hard-won wage settlement as a ‘leadership failure’ is not only absurd, but also a direct attack on the constitutional rights of workers to organise, bargain collectively, and demand just and equitable treatment from employers,” Fedusa said in a statement on Saturday. The union federation defended the wage hike, saying it was secured through legal processes, with no strike action, and offered both “fiscal restraint and a measure of justice.” According to Fedusa, Transnet workers “rejected below-inflation offers that would have entrenched poverty wages and job insecurity.” Transnet noted that the agreement was reached after conciliation at the CCMA and commented further: “The finalisation of the three-year wage agreement provides labour stability and will enable the company to focus on its immediate strategic priorities of improving operational and financial performance, while positioning the organisation for future growth.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Siphesihle Buthelezi at The Mercury
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