Trade unions representing workers in the road freight and logistics industry have warned of a strike that could affect key industries in the country’s economy, including cash-in-transit guards, couriers and truck drivers. A wage dispute between parties at the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI) has been referred to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for arbitration, failing which a strike certificate may be issued. Workers are demanding 32% wage increases across the board for three years, which comes to 10.6% each year from 2018, while employers offered 18%. The wage negotiations started on June 4. Unions have also tabled a precedent-setting demand that foreign nationals be limited to 25% of the overall employees in each company in the sector, as well as security features for cash-in-transit employees. The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) spokesperson Zanele Sabela told Business Day...
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