Cape Town - Cosatu will embark on a strike against bosses in the Western Cape who are dismissing workers for arriving late due to the current train crisis.
There have been continued arson attacks on Metrorail coaches and infrastructure in Cape Town causing up to three hour delays on a daily basis.
The federation said bosses were showing no remorse, with many of them disciplining workers and docking wages due to employees arriving late at work.
Cosatu Western Cape general secretary Tony Ehrenreich has now asked that alternative transport arrangements be made to help workers be on time.
“We demand that the public transport be put into the areas that need them most, first given the present and ongoing crisis. The busses that presently operate in Milnerton and Camps Bay should be moved to the Cape Flats as a matter of urgency, as Camps Bay people have private transport now,” he said.
A man has been arrested in connection with the attacks.
Labour Bureau