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Cape Town - Trade union federation Cosatu has lashed out a Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille for her "anti-worker attitude", which it claims is responsible for a strike by MyCiti bus drivers.
MyCiti bus drivers embarked on a strike which is set to continue, the City of Cape Town said on Wednesday, advising commuters to make alternative transport arrangements.
Cosatu provincial secretary, Tony Ehrenreich, told Fin24 that the strike will continue "until the company [Transpeninsula Investments] and the City concede to the workers' demands.
"The city needs to make sure that the company negotiates with the union," he said.
READ: MyCiti drivers' strike continues
Cosadtu released a statement which said that "the refusal and reluctance of the Mayor of Cape Town to honour workers' rights has caused another strike in the City that inconveniences Capetonians".
"The Mayor allows the City to undermine the rights of workers in the agreements that they enter into with service providers. The basic rights of workers to join a union are being violated by the company that runs the MyCiti buses."
Cosatu voiced its support for the workers’ rights to join a trade union, and said it would soon support workers "with a strike that involves all workers in the City, against the City anti-worker focus".
The trade federation called for a speedy resolution to the strike. "This solution must entail full recognition of the union and decent wages and conditions of employment," Cosatu said.
Mayoral committee member for transport Brett Herron was unavailable for comment.
MyCiti bus drivers embarked on a strike which is set to continue, the City of Cape Town said on Wednesday, advising commuters to make alternative transport arrangements.
Cosatu provincial secretary, Tony Ehrenreich, told Fin24 that the strike will continue "until the company [Transpeninsula Investments] and the City concede to the workers' demands.
"The city needs to make sure that the company negotiates with the union," he said.
READ: MyCiti drivers' strike continues
Cosadtu released a statement which said that "the refusal and reluctance of the Mayor of Cape Town to honour workers' rights has caused another strike in the City that inconveniences Capetonians".
"The Mayor allows the City to undermine the rights of workers in the agreements that they enter into with service providers. The basic rights of workers to join a union are being violated by the company that runs the MyCiti buses."
Cosatu voiced its support for the workers’ rights to join a trade union, and said it would soon support workers "with a strike that involves all workers in the City, against the City anti-worker focus".
The trade federation called for a speedy resolution to the strike. "This solution must entail full recognition of the union and decent wages and conditions of employment," Cosatu said.
Mayoral committee member for transport Brett Herron was unavailable for comment.
