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7% increase for year one and year two on the minimum wageOn the demand for health insurance, or , the employers want that issue to be dealt with at company or plant level, and not to negotiate it at the National Bargaining Forum .“We wish to state upfront that the mediators proposal does not reflect the position of the majority of unions. Numsa is the majority union in the bus passenger sector, and we did not endorse the proposal.
“Both employers made an offer directly to employees of 6% increase for 3 years. This proposal is conditional upon workers dropping the demand for medical insurance. Employers did not table it at the NBF which is the formally recognized structure for negotiations. This is because they do not respect centralized bargaining and they have undermined the NBF at every turn.
She said the lowest paid workers earned on average about R7,800 per month, which is why medical aid was unaffordable. “It is a well-known fact that public hospitals and clinics are collapsing and this is why we are demanding medical aid. Hospitals and clinics are drastically short staffed and under resourced therefore, workers want to be able to access private healthcare. If this issue is deferred to the plants, it means the likelihood of the majority of workers achieving this benefit is very low.
“We have proposed an urgent meeting with employers, preferably within the next 48 hours. The ball is in their court if they wish to avert a disaster,” she concluded.
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