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Johannesburg - Train drivers started a strike on Monday morning after salary talks with Metrorail collapsed, a union spokesperson said.
United Transport and Allied Trade Union (Utatu) spokesman Pieter
Greyling said the union represented between 2500 and 2800 Metrorail workers who rejected a wage offer from the employer.
"This strike will continue until the company puts a better offer
on the table," said Greyling.
The main sticking point in negotiations was a proposed new
limitation on the number of overtime hours workers could claim, he said.
"This will mean that our people could end up earning between
R4 000 and R6 000 less per month. These people have been working this overtime for years now, and now the company wants to start limiting it."
He said Western Cape operations had come to a complete
standstill on Monday morning while train operations in Durban,
Pretoria and Johannesburg had also been hit hard.
Utatu represents train drivers and most of the admin staff,
including ticket sellers.
Metrorail warned commuters on Sunday that services would be
disrupted.
"In the event of the strike, Metrorail will offer scaled-down
services of 80% in the morning and afternoon peak periods,"
said Metrorail spokesperson Sibusiso Ngomane.
- Sapa