South African Union Sets Deadline for Passenger Rail Pay Talks
UNTU's 2025/26 pay talks with the state-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa moved to the third-party Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration in April, but the process has not made any progress, the union said in a statement Wednesday posted on X.
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