FOLLOWING a second round of talks, wage negotiations between State-owned freight logistics group Transnet and its affiliated labour unions have reached a deadlock.
The negotiations took place with the South African Transport and Allied Union (Satawu) and the United National Transport Union (Untu) on behalf of the bargaining unit employees, under the Transnet Bargaining Council (TBC).
Transnet states that the difficult economic climate and the resultant decline in the operational and financial performance the company is experiencing means it is not in a position to accede to the demands made by the unions in the TBC.
However, in a joint statement, Untu and Satawu general secretaries Steve Harris and Jack Mazibuko say that Transnet wants workers to “bear the brunt of the decade of State capture and the years of irregular expenditure and mismanagement”.
In the current context, Transnet reports that it believes its own tabled offer is “reasonable and
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