UTATU United Transport and Allied Trade Union

When is the strike scheduled to begin?

Transnet’s workers will go on strike from midnight (00H01} on May 10. Transnet is to be given a strike notice to this effect.

What are the issues?

The central issue is the basic wage. Management is offering 8% while our demand is 15%.

Other items that are still in dispute are :-

 
- Transnet’s workers feel cheated.
- They are determined that their eroded salaries must be brought back to   market related levels.
- Transnet employees no longer believe that Transnet has their interests at heart.
- Nor do they trust those managing them.
- Unless there is an eleventh hour change of heart by Transnet, a massive railways and    harbours strike is unavoidable.