The United National Transport Union has rejected Transnet’s latest offer.
Transnet has tabled a new three-year wage offer, after talks at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. eNCA's Aviwe Mtila has more details.The union’s general secretary says the offer is still very far from inflation.
“A 4,5 percent is very far from CPI-related,CPI is currently running at 7,9 percent," said UNTU general-secretary Cobus van Vuuren."We are not saying that we want that exact number but we are saying that it must be CPI-related so it must closer to CPI than what they are currently at.Transnet earlier tabled a new wage offer to unions.Thereafter, a 5.3 percent increase in 2023 and 5.3 percent increase in 2024.Agriculture and Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza.
She says her department is engaging with Transnet and the Labour Department to try to end the strike. Agri-SA’s annual congress kicks off today in Pretoria. Role players in the sector will debate food security issues. Agriculture plays a vital role in job creation in SA and has brought in over R43 billion in export revenue over the past three years. eNCA’s Moloko Moloto is on this story.