Satawu strike
Satawu puts planned port strike on hold for now
The union was challenging the salary disparity between white and black workers.
Unions have made a counter-demand of a 9% wage increase for the first year and 8% in 2019.
Satawu's Zanele Sabela says that employers are negotiating in bad faith.
Negotiations between bus companies and drivers deadlocked yet again last week.
The bus strike today enters its third week after negotiations deadlocked with employers last week. Satawu's Zanele Sabela says talks are expected to resume this morning.
Workers from almost 50 bus companies across the country have embarked on a strike, demanding a 9.5% salary increase in the first year and 9% hike in the second year.
The nationwide bus strike looks set to continue this week as both parties have failed to reach an agreement.
The nationwide bus strike which started last Wednesday, has left thousands of commuters scrabbling for alternative means to travel.
Commuters should brace themselves for more delays as there's still no end in sight for the national bus strike.
The nationwide bus strike which started earlier this week, left hundreds of thousand commuters scrabbling for alternative means to travel.
Taxis have now taken over the routes, with several commuters seen now jumping into taxis as alternative transport.
After the latest round of talks the companies are offering 7% increase but the unions want a double digit hike with added benefits.
Metrorail in the Western Cape says workers who have been dismissed will not be allowed to return to work.
The rail operator last month obtained an urgent interdict to declare a Satawu-led strike illegal.
Striking Metrorail workers have promised to return to their posts today following an illegal strike yesterday.
Metrorail workers are striking in Cape Town over grievances relating to outsourcing & other issues.
Commuters were crammed onto a train travelling from Wellington to Cape Town this morning.
The industrial action relates to train delays, employment contracts & outsourcing.
Metrorail regional director Richard Walker is interviewed by CapeTalk host Kienno Kammies about the strike and train delays in Cape Town.