Bus drivers' strike set to continue
The bus strike could enter its fifth week after employers and unions failed to reach an agreement on back pay for striking employees.
Employers have offered unions a 9% increase for the first year and 8% for the second year, but have not agreed to back-pay the increase to the start of the strike.
Numsa's general-secretary Irvin Jim says employers should stop being greedy and pay workers what they deserve.
"We expect employers to pay employees from 1 April. We are saying they should be payed from 1 April because traditionally that has been the custom and practice in the sector and across all various sectors."
Jim believes employers are being insensitive to the plight of workers and commuters.
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"This attitude that has been endorsed by the employers is provocative and completely insensitive for our communities that have been affected.
"This will anger workers that are already losers to the extent that there is no work no pay on the sacrifice that they are making."
A task team will now be established to deal with issues around the other sticking points, such as the night shifts and the dual driver system.
Jim says the Department of Labour has also been approached to find a resolution.