THE South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) says it has rejected the new offer tabled by the employer in the passenger sector.
The first round of negotiations started in January where workers demanded a 15% increment across the board and all allowances, 75% to be paid by the employer and 25% to be paid by the employee on primary health care and family responsibility leave to cover an employee when the spouse is sick.
The negotiations reached the deadlock after the employer could not meet the demands of the workers.
The union is currently demanding 9% increment across the board and other allowances in for the 2023-2024, and 8% increment across the board and other allowances in the 2024-2025 financial year, and to contribute on primary health care.
“The employer has tabled a ‘revised’ offer of 6% increment for 2023-2024 financial year and nothing on primary health care. There is nothing revised here, the employer keeps on insulting the workers,” said SATAWU in a statement.
SATAWU said if the employer was not coming back to the table with a meaningful offer, the union will embark on a strike in April.
“We are not even going to consider it. The 30-day period to cool, will expire tomorrow, the 28th of March 2023. We will then on the 1st Of April 2023 give the employer a 48-hour notice that we will be embarking on a strike as the certificate of non-resolution was issued by the commissioner. The strike is legal and protected. If they are not coming back to the table with a meaning offer.”
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