Cape Town - MyCiTi drivers have made it into the Civic Centre demanding to see mayor Dan Plato as their the illegal strike has entered into its 5th week.
The workers are insisting that they want to be in-sourced by the City of Cape Town, and they want better working conditions. The strike has turned violent, with the striking employees allegedly intimidating their non-striking colleagues and setting buses alight.
Just last week the City turned to the SA Road Passenger Bargaining Council (Sarpbac) National Bargaining Forum to intervene in a dispute between striking MyCiTi employees and their employers. This was part of attempts to have the service, which has been interrupted since the strike started nearly a month ago, fully restored.
The drivers are hoping that mayor Dan Plato will listen to their concerns over their working conditions.
The drivers are hoping that mayor Dan Plato will listen to their concerns over their working conditions. Video: Supplied
MyCiTi vehicle-operating company Kidrogen said 10% of their employees had not returned to work.
Spokesperson Leah Eckles said: “We haven’t dismissed any drivers as yet. The investigation is still in progress. We are being cautious and taking every effort not to make mistakes regarding the drivers who are responsible for prolonging the strike versus those who are not.”
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