Unconfirmed reports that taxi drivers intimidated motorists
who gave lifts to stranded commuters
19 Apr 2018
The South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union
(Satawu), the Transport and Omnibus Workers' Union, the National Union of
Metalworkers of South Africa and the Tirisano Transport Workers' Union are
ready to begin negotiations
19 Apr 2018
Some unions and employer representatives have arrived at the
conference centre to conduct negotiations to resolve the bus strike.
Unions are demanding 12% and employers offered 7%
19 Apr 2018
A CCMA commissioner will be present during negotiations
between unions and employers to resolve the bus strike
Bus companies are inspired by government’s poverty wage bill. They want to impose slave wages of R5500 on all workers as a minimum rate. #LivingWageToday#BusStrike .@SAFTU_media .@phakxx
Roads around Johannesburg struggling to cope with traffic
volumes
19 Apr 2018
I thought there will be enough taxis, but I've been waiting
in this queue for a very long time. – Commuter complains about the national bus
strike
19 Apr 2018
Satawu also raises issues of dual drivers on long-distance
buses where only one driver is paid and the other gets R400 allowance. The
second driver only gets paid when the primary driver tires and needs a relief
driver to take over.
They are also fighting against the R595 allowance given to
drivers when they spend nights away, arguing that there are no establishments that
charge that amount where a driver can sleep comfortably and be able to drive
safely the following day. – Satawu statement
19 Apr 2018
We are also looking at having a minimum wage of R8 000 but
they want to keep it where it is at R6 070. - Zanele Sabela, spokesperson of
Satawu
19 Apr 2018
Cape Town - Sandown Road / Malibongwe Drive: #CRASH at the N7 Highway - HEAVY QUEUE leaving Parklands (extra traffic volumes - no @MyCiTiBus#BusStrike
Some bus commuters who have been standing in queues since
04:30 are still queueing for taxis at 06:50
19 Apr 2018
Cape Town - #BusStrike if you are using the Metro Rail service ==> RT @CapeTownTrains#SouthernLine Pantograph hook-up (overhead wires snagged) at Fish Hoek - allow for extended travel time of 60+ minutes
Yesterday the taxi I was in loaded 25 passengers. Please
take them off the road and improve the bus services. Our transportation systems
is in poor condition for such a proud city. – Facebook user comments to News24
on the bus strike
19 Apr 2018
It's cost me too much money. I will have to borrow money if
this strike goes on for a week, says a Limpopo commuter
19 Apr 2018
Series of meetings scheduled today to resolve the bus strike
19 Apr 2018
I got to the Town Centre at 04:15, says a regular Mitchells
Plain bus commuter. Yesterday it was a mad house
19 Apr 2018
All Go George bus services will remain suspended until further notice due to the ongoing nationwide #BusStrike
#BusStrike: Taxis bracing for busy day as bus drivers go on strike
Thousands of commuters will wake up on Wednesday to the nationwide bus
strike that is set to kick off at 05:30, while taxi and rail operators
are bracing for crowds and long queues.
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