UTATU United Transport and Allied Trade Union

2009-07-27
Strike Notice: Metrorail Wages 2009/2010     
                          
After in-depth discussions with all the Chairmen of the different regions and having taken cognizance of the current revised offer received from Management.  It has been agreed to suspend the strike action notice for now.

However the dispute notice has not been withdrawn leaving our options open.
This means that UTATU will not be on strike as from tomorrow Tuesday 28 July 2009. 

Please take note that a mandating process will be undertaken by the FTUR’s the program will be made available in due course.

Please contact UTATU Head Office to obtain a copy of the revised offer for your consideration.

Please distribute this communication as widely as possible.

UTATU Greetings

P GREYLING
Obo CJ DE VOS
GENERAL SECRETARY

METRORAIL: WAGE NEGOTIATIONS DEADLOCK STRIKE IS LOOMING

The parties continued with Wage Negotiations at the Bargaining Forum on 11 and 12 May 2009.

Management re iterated that the offer of 5% across the board is a final, final offer. 

Taking the current economic situation in consideration labour tabled a 12.5% wage demand moving from 15% in an endeavor of good faith bargaining.

This shift from Labour did not succeed to encourage Management to put a better offer on the table, hence Labour and Management deadlock on the matter.

A dispute has been declared by Labour and you will be kept informed on any further developments.
We can assure you that UTATU will protect your interest at all times.

VIVA UTATU.

P GREYLING
Obo CHRIS DE VOS
GENERAL SECRETARY

TO: ALL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TUR’S – TRANSNET AND SARCC / METRORAIL

TUR’S

MEMBERSHIP DEDUCTIONS

Members are urgently requested that when new application for membership forms are completed that they carefully insure that when indicating at which business unit the member is employed, the absolute correct business unit is indicated.

TO: ALL TRANSNET EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TUR’S

Re: ARTISANS
Our circular letter, CL/UT/BC/MC/022/1 dated 26th November 2007 refers.

A follow-up meeting was held on 29th November 2007.
No agreement could be reached on some critical matters, e.g.

• The 80/20% principle with regards to complexity level.
• Management’s refusal to increase the financial offer as stipulated in our CL/UT/BC/MC/022/1.
• The reduction of the 5 competency levels to 3.
• The trades listed in under the three categories.

We also questioned Management’s information which they have used to determine the salary offer, as we are of the opinion that this offer will not result in retaining any Artisans now or in the future.