Union leaders at state-owned South African freight logistics group Transnet said they planned to pursue a strike after their members rejected a 4 percent across-the-board wage hike offer.
Labour Court reserves judgment in Untu wage dispute with Prasa The United National Transport Union (Untu) brought an urgent application to force the rail agency to adhere to a collective agreement and pay this year s 5% wage increase. A view inside the Prasa repair depot on 28 May 2018, where trains are fixed, renovated and parts are shipped off for off-site repairs. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN
CAPE TOWN - The Labour Court in Johannesburg has reserved judgement in a Prasa-related wage dispute.
The United National Transport Union (Untu) brought an urgent application to force the rail agency to adhere to a collective agreement and pay this year s 5% wage increase.
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) got confirmation from its legal team that its urgent application against the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) in the Labour Court have been served. UNTU is asking to Court to compel the state-owned enterprise (SOE) to pay the 5% wage increase it agreed to in a multiterm wage agreement. Prasa failed to pay at the end of April 2021.