Gautrain and Numsa sign 8% wage deal
‘We secured an above-inflation increase of 8% at a time when most employers are not granting any increases,’ Numsa’s Irvin Jim said
05 July 2023 - 13:50
The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has reached an above-inflation wage increase of 8% across the board for Gautrain workers, two weeks after threatening to embark on a strike.
The union, SA’s largest with a membership of more than 400,000, had been in wage talks with the Gautrain management since April. Parties reached a deadlock in June, spurring union members to ballot for a strike last Friday...
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