Steps to curb violence in Satawu strike

Metrorail has obtained a court interdict against the SA Transport and Allied Workers' Union. The order restrains Satawu members from acts of violence and other criminal acts. According to reports Metrorail spokesperson Thandi Mlangeni says a commuter died when he was stripped naked and thrown out of a moving train in Gauteng on Thursday. Here in Cape Town, Metrorail had to suspend operations this week, saying strikers had damaged trains and placed obstacles on railway lines. Meanwhile, the SA National Security Employers Association says it has no intension of negotiating with Satawu. They say they have tried for six months to solve the wage dispute, but the union has refused to co-operate. Satawu is demanding an 11 percent increase, while the employers are offering just eight percent. Fourteen other unions have settled for an eight-point-three percent pay rise with security employers.