Gautrain operator says CCMA has failed to break deadlock between it and workers
The Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration’s (CCMA) attempts to break the deadlock between Gautrain operator Bombela and trade union United National Transport Union (Untu) were unsuccessful‚ Bombela said on Tuesday.Workers at Gautrain are in the second week of a strike in which they were initially demanding a 10% increase‚ a housing allowance of R1‚600 a month (up from R750 a month)‚ a R20‚000 unconditional bonus per employee‚ increases in nightshift allowances and a night-work transport subsidy."The union abandoned discussions‚ rejecting two additional‚ enhanced offers tabled by the [Bombela]‚ both of which made provision for an incentive bonus‚ which Untu had been requesting‚" Bombela spokesperson Kesagee Nayager said in a statement.However‚ Untu secretary-general Chris Harris denied that the union had abandoned talks."We never left the negotiating table. The CCMA spent three hours with the employer while our negotiators remained in a separate boardroom."Thereafter...
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