TRANSPORT SECTOR
Bus driver strike set to drag on as offer is rejected
The nationwide strike by bus drivers is set to drag on after workers on Tuesday rejected a compromise offer made by intervening parties. Labour unions said workers had instead made a counter-demand of a 9% wage increase for the first year and 8% in 2019. They also rejected a proposal to defer other condition-of-service demands to a task team chaired by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). These include a demand for industry medical aid, payment for night shifts and regulation of working hours to counter a policy set by employers that dictates that work starts when drivers get behind the wheel. The CCMA and the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council, as intervening parties to the talks, proposed an 8.75% wage increase for 2018 and 8.25% for 2019. This was after labour and employers could not reach agreement during negotiations. The strike has affected millions of commuters across the country and has just passed its 20-day mark. Employers are to ...
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