15 May 2018 1 Min Read
Bus services back today after salary deal is struck
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The almost month-long bus strike ended yesterday after employers agreed to salary increases backdated to April 1.
The workers, who are to return to work today, secured an 8% wage increase for the first year and 9% for the second.
More than 17000 bus drivers, mechanics, cleaners and administrators went on strike on April 18, with an initial demand of 12% across the board while the employers were dangling a 7% and 7.5% pay rise offer for the first and second year respectively.
"We're announcing the end of the strike, which was painful for our community because workers [had] no choice but to down tools [as] employers were not willing to move an inch on improving wages of workers," Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim told Sowetan.