Public Transport: New Division Of The Union Announced Strike

These are divided unionists who will face the government. On the one hand, the UBIW wants collective bargaining within the transportation industry is made at the national level and threatening to strike. The other, the Common Front of unions in this sector is that the National Remuneration Board (NRB) is responsible for the review of salaries and conditions of employment, as employers want.

During a meeting with the Minister of Labour, it was decided that the requests of representatives of the Common Front will indeed referred to the NRB. "Trade unionists seek improved conditions of employment in this sector. I agree that the NRB leans over, "said Shakeel Mohamed.

But appreciated by the Minister, it is mainly the Common Front 'refused to join the strike announced by UBIW ", a union affiliated with the General Workers Federation (GWF)." We remember the strike 70s and we do not want to relive the same situations. In addition, we have confidence in the Minister of Labour. He gave us the assurance that the NRB should review the Remuneration Orders before the end of 2013, "says Gobin Kreshnaduth, General Secretary of the Common Front transport unions.

At the UBIW, there is no question of abandoning the struggle for negotiations with employers on a national basis. Alain Kisnen, general secretary of the union, said the employees within the union have already spoken in favor of a strike. "We enclencherons other procedures at the appropriate time. Moreover, we have a meeting scheduled soon, "he says.

To know that this case had been referred to the Commission Conciliation and Mediation (CCM) since 16 November 2012. But before that, the union had sent a letter to companies, including the National Transport Corporation, the United Bus Service Ltd, RHT Bus Service Ltd, Triolet Bus Service Ltd, Mauritian Bus Transport Ltd..

However, Shakeel Mohamed says that according to his information, the complaint was denied."So there is no longer any dispute pending before any authority," says the Minister of Labour.