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As the South African Postal (Sapo) strike now enters its second week, union leaders are confident that the wage talks are coming to an end.
Thousands of workers affiliated with the Communications Workers Union The Democratic Union of Posts and Communications (Depacu) demolished the tools on July 6 to demand higher wages.
Unions and representatives of the public entity met Monday to resolve the wage dispute between the Minister of Postal Services and Telecommunications Siyabonga Although previous negotiations involving the Conciliation Commission, Mediation and Arbitration culminated in a stalemate, Monday's negotiations, said Depacu Secretary-General Levy Zwane, which resulted in successful resolutions on the claims. NEXT: Pay talks at post offices are stalled
Before the talks, Sapo offered a wage increase of 6% while unions bargain for 12%. According to the unions, workers have not received salary increases since 2017.
Zwane said the unions lowered their demand from 10% to 8.5% during the negotiations, while Sapo's offer now stands at 6.5%
Depacu had a number of claims, the union had rationalized its proposal to meet two critical demands: the increase in wages and the fact that part-time permanent employees, who work four and a half hours a day, become permanent and their hours of work increased, says Zwane.
The public entity responded to these requests on Monday, resolving to convert 500 of these permanent part-time employees into permanent workers – a proposal that Zwane called a "big win" for the unions.
million. Sapo had also proposed to reduce part-time hours from 25 hours to 27.5 hours a week, Zwane said
The unions will now present this new package to its members for further consultation.
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