Numsa is threatening to embark on a strike in the bus sector ahead of the Easter weekend if employers do not put a 'meaningful' wage offer on the table.
Numsa has threatened to embark on a strike in the bus sector and has proposed an urgent meeting in the next 48 hours.The National Union of Metalworkers of SA is threatening to embark on a strike in the bus sector ahead of the Easter weekend if employers do not put a “meaningful” wage offer on the table.The union is negotiating with employers who are represented by the South African Bus Employers Association and the Commuter Bus Employer's Organisation.
Numsa said the only official proposal on the table was the mediators' proposal which includes a two-year agreement from April 2023 to 31 March 2025 for a 7% increase for year one and year two on the minimum wage and all employees receiving a 7% increase on all allowances for two years.The union said the employers want the issue of health insurance to be dealt with at a company or plant level, and not at the National Bargaining Forum.