RE: Rail, port workers strike in SA9 Oct 2022 19:00
More info on the strike at: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/10/06/hcst-o06.html
Port and railroad workers’ indefinite strike across South Africa over pay
Tens of thousands of Transnet port and railroad workers began indefinite strike action throughout South Africa on Thursday, demanding a 12 per cent pay increase. Inflation is currently at 7.6 per cent.
Transnet’s rail and ports facilities play a central role in South Africa’s exports of bulk commodities such as coal, iron ore, chrome and manganese.
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) members rejected Transnet’s new offer of three percent, paid at the end of October with back pay deferred to next year. Members of South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) will join the strike on Monday if they vote to reject the latest offer.