Critical staff would not participate in tomorrow’s planned strike action by Metrorail workers, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said yesterday.
Mbalula said he had put in place contingencies to ensure disruptions to the Metrorail service are at a minimum after the United National Transport Union (Untu) was granted permission to go on strike.
“There are no train drivers who are involved in the strike, that we need to be clear about ... critical staff will not be taking part in the strike,” the minister said.
“I don’t have the numbers of how many workers are going on strike, but we are ready in terms of the workplace situation,” he said, adding Law Enforcement agencies and “our security complement is ready for it”.
Untu is demanding, among others, that measures are introduced to protect staff and a plan to ensure an end to the breakdown in services which has led to delays and people being laid off as a result of constantly being late for work.
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