UPDATE: Bus strike drags on – despite agreement

Unions want pay increase to be backdated to 1 April.

May 14, 2018

Robinson Nqola 1 minute read

A Re Yeng bus picking up the few people who turned up at bus stations.

The nationwide bus strike continued on Monday – despite an agreement reached on Friday between bus companies and unions.

Employers offered the unions a nine percent increase for the first year and an eight percent for the second year.

why does every strike have to come to breaking point before employers realise that they need to increase pay,i always wonder if the companies take into consideration the effect it has on the economy an there business and the workers mindsets #BusStrike

— yusuf_007 (@YVawda) May 14, 2018

Unions agreed to the increase, but workers however wanted the terms of the new deal to be backdated to the first of April.

“It is seemingly going to be a problem,” said South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) spokesperson Zanele Sabele.

Bus services were due to resume today, but they are still off the road.

https://twitter.com/MotshedisiTladi/status/995947565882454016

Start ride sharing even where there are buses, they need to learn our dependency are not on them solely. Who will pay the price for the increases it's you the commuter. #BusStrike

— African Eskimo 🇿🇦 (@rushay) May 14, 2018