Making rands and sense of striking Transnet worker's actions

As pickets continue for some, a worker breaks down her salary structure and why the increase they're fighting for is important

19 October 2022 - 21:27 By LWAZI HLANGU

While the United National Transport Union (Untu), the majority union with just more than 24,000 members, has signed a 6% three-year wage agreement with state-owned rail and ports company Transnet, the Cosatu-affiliated South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has not accepted the offer...

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