Unions express fear over R100bn Durban port expansion project
By Vernon Mchunu
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DURBAN - ORGANISED labour is threatening to pull out all the stops to resist the government’s move to partner with the private sector in the R100 billion Durban port expansion project.
They fear that such a partnership could lead to job loses.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, who visited the Port of Durban yesterday in what he described as a consultative visit and inspection of the port development process, confirmed that a public-private partnership had been agreed upon.
The Mercury has recently reported on the port master plan and that it would be facilitated through public-private partnership deals, as the state-owned company was in the red.
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Bus sector unions call off strike, accept 4% wage increases 15 April 2021 - 10:47 Image: Thulani Mbele
A potentially crippling strike in the bus sector was averted at the last hour when unions and bus companies agreed on a 4% salary increase.
In a compromise deal reached on Tuesday in the SA Road Passenger Bargaining Council (Sarpbac), unions chose to call off their looming strike and agreed to a deal despite having initially demanded 6%.
The negotiations had collapsed and abandoned last month as the bus companies were offering a 2.5% salary hike with the unions opting to exercise their rights to go on strike due to the deadlock.