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Three trade unions have agreed to adjust their pay demand in an attempt to end a protracted strike by thousands of truck drivers. <\/p>\n
This was confirmed yesterday by the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) and the National Council of Trade Unions (Nactu), which represent the three unions. <\/p>\n
\u201cAll the unions agreed that we have to conclude the wage negotiations now,\u201d said Fedusa general secretary Dennis George. <\/p>\n
Two Fedusa affiliates are involved in the strike \u2013 the Motor Transport Workers\u2019 Union (MTWU) and the Professional Transport and Allied Workers\u2019 Union (PTAWU). The Transport and Allied Workers\u2019 Union is affiliated to Nactu. <\/p>\n
They are not linked to the largest of the striking unions, the SA Transport and Allied Workers\u2019 Union, which is an affiliate of Cosatu. <\/p>\n
George said it was decided to facilitate a meeting of the three smaller unions after talks between unions and employers broke down on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
He said the three unions agreed that they wanted a two-year rather than a three-year agreement because of the unpredictability of financial conditions and inflation. <\/p>\n
The unions said they were prepared to settle for a 10 percent increase in the first year and an 8 percent increase in the second. <\/p>\n
Road Freight Employers\u2019 Association (RFEA) spokeswoman Magretia Brown-Engelbrecht said the employers had tabled two offers. <\/p>\n
These were a three-year deal with increase of 10 percent, 8 percent and |9 percent over three years, or a two-year deal with 9 percent in the first year and 8 percent in the second. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are hopeful that these constructive proposals will facilitate a break in the deadlock and take us forward,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Satawu, which represents about |28 000 workers in the strike, is not included in the unions\u2019 new agreement. <\/p>\n
Yesterday, a Durban transport company owner said that one of the company\u2019s drivers was shot by striking truck drivers on the N3 Joburg bound near Cato Ridge on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n
Mark Snyman, the owner of FBN Transport, said several shots were fired at the driver and he knew that the gunmen were strikers. <\/p>\n
Speaking outside the intensive-care unit of a Durban hospital yesterday, an emotional Snyman asked that the driver\u2019s name be withheld for his safety. <\/p>\n
He said the truck was passing under a bridge at about 9pm when the driver heard a \u201cloud bang\u201d and realised that he had been shot. <\/p>\n
Snyman said that an hour after the shooting, another truck was reported to have been petrol-bombed near the Mariannhill toll plaza. <\/p>\n
The driver called his employer and screamed into the phone: \u201cPlease Mark, come help me, please.\u201d <\/p>\n
Snyman used tracker and GPS to find the truck, eventually locating it, stationary, at Camperdown Police Station. <\/p>\n
The driver had been hit by a bullet on his thigh and, despite losing blood, had managed to drive himself to safety. <\/p>\n
The hospital\u2019s spokeswoman, Tricia Stoole, said that the bullet had gone through the driver\u2019s thigh and into his abdomen. \u201cHe lost a lot of blood and underwent an operation yesterday. He should be out of bed in the next couple of days,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Snyman conceded that it was dangerous for his employees to work while the strike continued. <\/p>\n
\u201cI will have a meeting with all the drivers because they fear for their lives,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
He was considering hiring armed guards to accompany his drivers on their journeys, he said. <\/p>\n
Police spokesman Colonel Jay Naicker confirmed both the shooting at the petrol bombing at Mariannhill. <\/p>\n
In Cape Town, a truck driver is fighting for his life after protesters set him alight in Manenberg. <\/p>\n
Another truck was set alight between Albertina and Riversdale on the N2. <\/p>\n
In Gauteng, four truck drivers were injured yesterday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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