Roodepoort residents using Metrobuses to travel will not be affected by the Rea Vaya bus strike starting on 12 April.
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has been informed by Piotrans and Litsamaiso – the bus-operating companies behind the Rea Vaya buses – that the South African Road Passengers’ Bargaining Council has issued a certificate allowing them to initiate strike action from 12 April.
Rea Vaya drivers will be striking for better increases, and while the negotiations between the employer and union representatives are in progress, there will be no Rea Vaya buses operating.
According to Putco’s Twitter account, the strike will affect them as well.
https://twitter.com/PutcoBusses/status/851662685779501057
#BusStrike Putco says if workers decide to embark on a national strike by midnight about 1300 of its buses would be affected. ML
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 11, 2017
However, Putco has assured all its passengers that the annual trip to Moria, which takes place from 14 to 17 April, will not be affected.
https://twitter.com/PutcoBusses/status/851675913943232513
The CoJ has assured residents using Metrobus that they will not be affected by this action, as their drivers fall under the South African Local Government Bargaining Council.
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