Collective agreement signed with TOLCON LEHUMO to end strike

[Rea Molopyane]

 

 

Collective agreement signed with TOLCON LEHUMO to end strike

18 January 2012

 

 

A potential strike action by SATAWU members in four provinces has been avoided. This comes after workers in the industry overwhelmingly agreed to accept collective agreement. In this regard the strike action embarked on by our members in Kwa Zulu Natal has been called-off. The South African Transport & Allied Workers’Union (SATAWU)) will formally meet with the TOLCON LEHUMO the rest of the negotiations no later than 27 January 2012

 

The wage agreement is in line with our demand to establish a collective bargaining unit and determination encapsulated in our vision to significantly cushion workers’ salaries. We welcome the ground-breaking agreement for workers in the tollgates industry. This means SATAWU members in stationed at De Hoek( Gauteng) & Wilge ( Freestate) toll plazas will be covered by this agreement.

 

We expect our members to be back at work from tomorrow or at the latest by Friday.

 

If people expect the union to accept lower wage increases in line with the Reserve Bank policy of inflation targeting, they are very much mistaken.  We believe that our wage demands alleviate the ever-increasing pressure on low-income households as a result of the rising cost of living. With the rate of inflation on the decline , these increases will translate into real purchasing power of workers. The message is on the wall to other employers, it is either they follow the stream that will lead to a common ocean or divert into another ocean. There has to be a balance in the redistribution of income amongst the poor workers. We want employers to have a healthy appetite for paying better wages.

 

 

Contact:

Mamokgethi Rea Molopyane

SATAWU National Spokesperson

Cell: 082 395 0907

Landline: 011 333 6127

E-mail: r...@satawu.org.za

Twitter: @Reagoikanya