Transnet sweetens its wage offer, but labour rejects it as an ‘insult’ - The strike at the rail, road and pipeline company is continuing after unions and Transnet met until the early hours of Tuesday morning
Satawu spokesperson Amanda Tshemese said the state rail, road and pipeline company tabled a new offer of between 4.25% and 5% across the board, but the union is not budging on its demand for 12% to 13.5%.
On Monday, thousands of Transnet workers joined the strike which began last week and will be detrimental to South Africa’s economy. Satawu and the United National Transport Union concluded the first day of conciliation talks facilitated by the CCMA. The meeting adjourned in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
“The employer is insulting us and our members because they know very well that the inflation rate in this country is 7.6% and what the employer is offering us is way below the inflation rate,” Satawu’s Tshemese said.
The South African Association of Ship Operations and Agents said that ahead of the festive season, Transnet could see a disruption in its operations, which would be bad for the country’s economy, according to a
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