Although the road transport strike began at 06:00 on Tuesday, September 25, the Road Freight Employers’ Association (RFEA) had hopes that a new wage offer would possibly settle the labour dispute before it got out of hand. At time of writing (September 25), Magretia Brown, labour relations manager of the RFEA, told FTW that the unions were still demanding 9%. But, she added: “The RFEA official offer last made was 7%, but a higher offer was made over the weekend, and the unions are responding tomorrow (September 26) at 15:00.” The unions involved are the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union, the Motor Transport Workers Union, the Professional Transport and Allied Workers’ Union and the Transport and Allied Workers’ Union.
