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Johannesburg - A bargaining council proposal to end a nationwide bus strike will not be discussed by workers, the SA Transport Workers' Union (Satawu) said on Tuesday.
"The proposal has nothing exciting [in it]. We have looked at it and it doesn't meet the criteria to be discussed," said Satawu spokesperson Vincent Masoga.
He said the union would discuss its course of action at a meeting later in the day.
Commuter Bus Employers' Organisation spokesperson Barry Gie said on Monday that the bargaining council's general secretary had tabled the proposal on Friday.
"They [the unions] would have to indicate whether or not they accept it. If they agree, then there will be a settlement," he said.
On Friday, Gie said employers had increased their offer from 6.5% to 8%, across the board, for workers earning R23.50 an hour or less, and to 7.5% for those earning more.
He said the unions had reduced their demand from 18% to 13%.
However, Masoga said at the time that the union had reverted to its former demand after the talks deadlocked.
