New hope for end to bus strike deadlock
Unions will discuss deferment timetable after negotiators offer fresh proposals and a new wage offer
A fresh proposal by negotiators in the bus strike and a new wage offer by employers could break the deadlock in the two-week dispute as soon as Wednesday. As part of a reviewed offer to workers, the Commission for Conciliation, Arbitration and Mediation and the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council have suggested referring all outstanding conditions of service demands tabled by unions — except for the wage increase — to a task team under the commission. These include the provision of medical aid, payment of night shift allowances and regulation of working hours. South African Transport and Allied Workers Union spokeswoman Zanele Sabela said that if the deferment got a green light from workers, it would provide parties enough time to thrash out the critical issues, which have remained unsolved for years. "If the proposed offer is accepted, it will give us two years to fight for the other demands," she said. Workers would from Monday deliberate on the deferment and reviewed ...
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