Satawu is threatening major strike action on Monday, 10 October unless a new wage deal is struck with Transnet. Photo: SATAWU/ Facebook.
Strike looming in the security sector amid tough wage negotiations
SATAWU members in the security sector have threatened to strike should the wage negotiations fail to meet their demands
Satawu is threatening major strike action on Monday, 10 October unless a new wage deal is struck with Transnet. Photo: SATAWU/ Facebook.
A strike is looming in the security sector should ongoing wage negotiations reach a deadlock at the end of this month.
STRIKE TO BE DETERMINED BY WAGE NEGOTIATIONS
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) has updated its members and workers in the Security Sector about developments in the ongoing negotiation.
Today, 2 August SATAWU representatives met at the Bargaining Council of the Private Security Sector in Midrand, with the employer and the commissioner facilitating the process.
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“The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union can confirm that it has agreed with the employer to extend the conciliation with three (3) dates, which are the 16th of August, the 23rd of August, and the 24th of August 2022,” said the Head of Communications Amanda Tshemese.
“We wish to inform our members and workers that we are expecting the employer on the 16th of August 2022 to table a better offer to be considered and looked at by the organised labour”.
Tshemese
Tshemese went on to say, “As previously stated, if in these extended dates the employer is still insulting us with their 3.5% offer, we will then on the last day which is the 24th of this month ask the commissioner to issue a certificate to conduct a protected strike”.
SATAWU DEMANDS MORE FROM THE EMPLOYER
She added: “The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) wants to state that our demands remain the same, we are still demanding a minimum of 16% increment in the security sector”
“As SATAWU we also wish to inform the public that conducting a strike is not our priority however if the employer does not meet us halfway then they are leaving us with no choice but to go on strike as we are not willing to back down on our demands. We will update our members in due course”.
Tshemese
