Satawu hopeful for an end to MyCiti bus strike

Jaimie-faith Poonah
05 March 2015

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union says it is hopeful that the MyCiti bus strike could come to an end soon.

This as a meeting is currently being held today with the relevant parties facilitated by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration to try and come to an agreement.

The strike which has been going on for a month is about workers employed by Trans Peninsula Investments wanting to represent themselves, and working conditions.

Satawu’s Brightness Matwa said that the meeting is not the first meeting to take place; it is actually the third one.

Matwa said we can confirm to you that with regards to the meeting is that, the previous meetings has viewed a fruitful outcome and we believe today we might reach an end of the strike through the engagement, because now parties are not far apart on issues.