By: Natasha Archary
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa will be embarking on a march on Friday, 12 May to Tshwane House.
Members from three agencies who run the City of Tshwane’s Areyeng BRT system are demanding a transport allowance.
For many NUMSA members, the transport allowance is a concern, especially for those who are at Tshwane Rapid Transit (TRT), Tshwane Affected Operation Investment (TAOI) and Xtremetec.
Workers from Xtremetec are currently on strike and have tabled other demands including the transport allowance.
NUMSA’s Hlanganani regional secretary Jerry Morulane said the 3 agencies under Areyeng, provide services including running the stations, drivers, buses and operating the automated fare collection system.
“Workers start their shifts at 4am and knock off after 9pm. It is virtually impossible to get reliable transport at that time and, to make matters worse, it is not safe at all, especially for female workers. This is not just about money. It is a life and death issue,” said Morulane.
Workers spend a fortune paying for transport in order to make it to and from work. Our members are demanding transport allowance of R2500 and a nightshift allowance of R60 per hour.
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NUMSA members will start marching at 10h00 from Kgosi Mampuru and Madiba streets, making their way to Tshwane House.
The march was expected to start at about 10am from the corner of Kgosi Mampuru and Madiba streets and proceed to Tshwane House.
A number of roads will be affected by the march and Tshwane Metro Police Department will have officers deployed to monitor the march.
Some of the streets that will be affected include:
- Kgosi Mampuru
- Sophie De Bruyn
- Bosman
- Paul Kruger
- Thabo Sehume
- Lilian Ngoyi
The march is expected to end at 13h00 once members hand over a memorandum and list of grievances.
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