COSATU's 'MOTHER OF ALL STRIKES' IS IMMINENT

According to Cosatu member David Masenya, the government has not yet understood that the e-tolling system will not work because it will supposedly be ‘setting motorists back financially due to their ridiculous rates.’ The South African National Road Agency Limited’s recently released new toll tariffs which incensed frustration within Cosatu. In the result of this, Cosatu has been mobilizing its large number of members to engage in another national strike which is supposed to cause an impetuous protest regarded as ‘the mother of all strikes.’  



Two Million Cosatu Members
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Cosatu members feel that this system is a way for government to rob the people from their financial freedom. However, according to Sanral, the government’s intention is not to rob the people but to ensure that the roads will have less traffic and better road usage by the motorists, as the roads will continue to improve in the near future http://www.nra.co.za/live




e-tolling system (rwrant.co.za)

  Patrick Craven, national spokesperson of Cosatu is confident that several rallies, marches, demonstrations and night vigils at the offices of the Sanral offices and the transport department across the country from April 23 will not only be supported by Costat members but also by thousands more angry residents and motorists who support their demand for the scrapping of these tolls. http://www.cosatu.org.za/show.php?ID=6038

In the event of the strike, they are issuing a national stay-away or socio economic warning in which the federation, on the 16^th of April 2012 issued a notice under Section 77 of the Labour Relations Act which enables workers to engage in a protected protest action, which will include:

•Rallies, marches, demonstrations, pickets, placard demonstrations, and siyalalas at or near the offices of Sanral and the Department of Transport, both provincial and national from 23 April 2012.

•Engagement of motorists and other members of the public to inform them of the reason for the protest action and to persuade motorists not to buy e-tags;

•A national stay-away or socio-economic strike which will commence on 30 April 2012.