Numsa threatens full-blown bus strike at Easter
There could be a national bus strike over the long Easter weekend.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says it's been trying to negotiate with employers in the passenger bus sector since January through the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council.
Numsa is demanding a seven percent increase for year one and year-two on the minimum wage.
Employers have proposed a six percent increase for three years.
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"Employers did not table it at the NBF which is the formally recognized structure for negotiations. This is because they do not respect centralized bargaining and they have undermined the NBF at every turn. For this they must be condemned, and we have rejected their proposal," says Numsa's Phakamile Hlubi-Majola.
"Medical insurance is a life and death matter for our members, the majority of whom, cannot afford medical aid on their salaries. The lowest paid workers is earning on average about R7800 per month therefore, medical aid is unaffordable.”
