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14-06-2018, 08:54 #11
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Re: Will the power go off today
Thanks for the update.
South Africans have to be the world worst or stupidest negotiators. Unions always pitch in at 10% more than they realistically expect. Companies offer 3-5% less than what they are prepared to pay. After 3 weeks of negotiations they get to within 1.5% of each other but neither will budge. After striking, burning buildings and vehicles, workers not being able to feed their family a settlement is reached. Everyone feels done in and the process is repeated the next year.
On a salary of R10000 pm a 1% difference is R100 pm. This is far less than the loss in wages for workers. Even if their demands are met it will take years to make up lost wages after a strike. The losses to companies in lost business, damaged infrastructure and vehicles etc is also not worth the extra 1 or 2%
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