Post Office, trade unions reach wage agreement
Accumulated mail is expected to take roughly 20 work days to be processed.
THE South African Post Office (SAPO) and trade unions have reached an agreement on salary adjustments, bringing an end to the two-week postal strike.
SAPO and its recognised trade unions — Communication Workers Union (CWU), the Democratic Postal Workers Union (DEPACU) and the SA Postal Workers Union (SAPWU) — signed the agreement on Wednesday.
In terms of the agreement, post office employees across the board will receive a salary increase of 6.5 per cent, backdated to 1 April of this year.
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Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele welcomed the agreement reached by SAPO and its recognised unions.
“It is clear the parties were already close to reaching an agreement at the time we met. I am pleased that they were able to resolve the outstanding issues in such a short space of time. The post office remains an important organisation which enables citizens in rural areas to access government services. The latest example of this is the partnership it has with SASSA to pay social grants,” said Cwele.
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