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IOL Business reports that Gautrain services could soon grind to a halt as the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has been granted a certificate by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) permitting a protected strie.
This after the collapse of wage negotiations with the Bombela Operating Company (BOC), which manages operations of the rail service. Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola advised on Wednesday: "Wage negotiations deadlocked on the 9th of June 2025 and Numsa filed a dispute with the CCMA, which was heard yesterday. Unfortunately, parties were still unable to find one another due to the arrogance of the Bombela Operating Company (BOC) management, which has resulted in a certificate to strike being issued." Some of the key demands from the workers include a 7% across-the-board wage increase, an increase in the housing allowance from R1,300 to R1,600, a rise in the transport allowance from R125 to R150, an increase in the night shift allowance from R38 to R50 per hour, and a boost in the KPI bonus from R9,600 to R15,000. According to Hlubi-Majola, the BOC failed to present a meaningful offer, instead proposing a 4.2% wage increase, which the workers have categorically rejected.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mthobisi Nozulelaat at IOL Business
- Lees ook, Staking by Gautrein dreig, by Maroela Media
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