Commuters in Springs not affected by bus strike
Putco is unaware of when the strike will end.
Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) in the bus sector have embarked on a national protected strike.
The strike began at 6am on Wednesday morning.
Numsa has vowed to continue the strike until its members’ demands are met.
Numsa is demanding a 12 per cent wage increase the board.
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“We are going to strike to demand a living wage for workers and their families.
“Numsa wants to inform the public that the decision to strike was not taken lightly.
“In fact, we took this as a last resort,” says Irvin Jim, Numsa’s general secretary.
In Springs, the Supa Bus employees are on a voluntary strike.
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“We are not operating at all today,” says Putco spokesperson Witness Mhlongo.
“We don’t know when the strike will be over, as we are not on the negotiating platform with the bosses.
“We have communicated this to our customers.”
As a result of the strike, there has been increased activity at the Springs Taxi Rank.
“We were busier than normal,” says Springs Taxi Association chairman Leonard Molo.
Passengers had different experiences with the taxis this morning.
Beauty Mogashoa, who uses taxis to get to work every day, says there was a long queue when she arrived.
“I stood in the queue for about 35 minutes,” says Mogashoa.
“There was no queue. I just arrived and got into the taxi,” says Linda Khumalo.
“The queues were not longer than normal,” says Matshadi Mokoto.
The Addie will monitor the situation as the strike continues.
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