14-05-2025
Top South African Transport Firm, Union in Talks to Avoid Strike
The biggest labor union at South Africa's state-owned port and rail company are starting final talks with a third-party arbitrator to resolve a wage dispute and stave off a potential strike by thousands of workers.
Should the talks taking place at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration on Wednesday and Thursday fail, the United National Transport Union — which represents more than half of the more than 46,000 employees at Transnet SOC Ltd. — will issue a 48-hour strike notice, UNTU said in a statement.
