{"id":15355,"date":"2012-10-07T17:36:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T15:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/s-african-union-presses-for-wider-transport-strike\/"},"modified":"2012-10-07T17:36:31","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T15:36:31","slug":"s-african-union-presses-for-wider-transport-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/s-african-union-presses-for-wider-transport-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"S.African union presses for wider transport strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Ed Cropley<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">JOHANNESBURG<\/span> Oct 7 (Reuters) &#8211; South African rail freight<br \/>\noperator Transnet is bracing for a one-day strike by<br \/>\nport and rail workers in support of a walkout by 20,000 truckers<br \/>\nthat has hit fuel supplies round the economic hub of<br \/>\nJohannesburg and at least one car plant.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Large parts of South Africa&#8217;s gold and platinum mining<br \/>\nsectors have been brought to a standstill in the last two months<br \/>\nby a wave of wildcat labour unrest in which almost 50 people<br \/>\nhave been killed &#8212; 34 of them by police.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>State-owned Transnet said on Sunday it had been served with<br \/>\na notice of a walkout &#8220;in a week&#8217;s time&#8221; by the SATAWU transport<br \/>\nunion behind the two-week trucker stoppage, but did not say when<br \/>\nit might occur.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are considering the notice and will activate our<br \/>\ncontingency measures to ensure minimal disruptions should the<br \/>\naction materialise,&#8221; Transnet said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SATAWU spokesman Vincent Masoga said wage talks between<br \/>\nfreight bosses and unions were scheduled to restart on Tuesday<br \/>\nafter breaking down acrimoniously at the end of last week, but<br \/>\nthe union was still gearing up for action.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve issued notices. It is going ahead. We are<br \/>\nmobilising,&#8221; Masoga said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Top producer Anglo American Platinum fired 12,000<br \/>\nillegal strikers on Friday, raising fears of even more violence<br \/>\naround the &#8220;platinum belt&#8221; city of Rustenburg although the<br \/>\nweekend passed off largely without incident.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The mine strikes look set to knock already shaky economic<br \/>\ngrowth in Africa&#8217;s biggest economy and have already triggered a<br \/>\nsharp sell-off in the rand. The trucker strike, if it<br \/>\npersists, could have a far harsher and wider effect.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG Oct 7 (Reuters) &#8211; South African rail freight operator Transnet is bracing for a one-day strike by port and rail workers in support of a walkout by 20,000 truckers that has hit fuel supplies round the economic hub of Johannesburg and at least one car plant. 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