UNTU prepares for possible strike as Transnet wage negotiations reach deadlock

TRANSNET'S ongoing wage negotiations have reached an impasse, confirming fears of looming industrial action by workers as the United National Transport Union (UNTU) made a clear statement on Friday.

- YOGASHEN PILLAY

After three days of mediation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) through the section 150 of the Labour Relations Act, UNTU reported that no progress had been made, compelling them to consider striking if their demands remained unmet.

On Thursday, UNTU completed a ballot process with its members that disclosed a consensus to mobilise for industrial action should the wage negotiations fail. The union said the CCMA has committed to present a revised salary/wage offer by close of business on Monday. "If no revised offer is forthcoming, UNTU will issue Transnet with a 48-hour notice of industrial action," it said in a statement.