Gautrain staff to go on strike on Monday

A strike by Gautrain staff will begin on Monday after wage negotiations deadlocked over the weekend.

This was confirmed by the Gautrain on its Twitter account on Sunday.

“Unfortunately‚ wage negotiations have deadlocked and as a result a strike will commence tomorrow‚ July 30. An operational plan is being finalised and the details of which will be communicated later‚” the tweet said.

The United National Transport Union (Untu)‚ earlier told Eyewitness News that its members employed by Gautrain would go on strike from midnight on Sunday over a wage dispute.

Wage negotiations between Untu and Bombela‚ which is the operator‚ deadlocked on Saturday after the parties failed to reach an agreement.

Bombela is offering workers an 8% salary increase across the board while the union is asking for 10%.

Workers are also demanding a housing allowance of R1‚600‚ a transport allowance and an increase in the night shift allowance.