WARNING: This is Version 1 of my old archive, so Photos will NOT work and many links will NOT work. But you can find articles by searching on the Titles. There is a lot of information in this archive. Use the SEARCH BAR at the top right. Prior to December 2012; I was a pro-Christian type of Conservative. I was unaware of the mass of Jewish lies in history, especially the lies regarding WW2 and Hitler. So in here you will find pro-Jewish and pro-Israel material. I was definitely WRONG about the Boeremag and Janusz Walus. They were for real.
Original Post Date: 2007-03-21 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
[What a joke. Jan]
No buses will be operating until Metrobus is satisfied with the safety of its employees and commuters, the company said on Tuesday.
“The situation has not changed, we don’t want to risk the lives of our staff as well as commuters, so there are no buses that are running today (Tuesday),” said Metrobus spokesperson Charles Hlebele.
The strike took an ugly turn last month when a Metrobus driver was shot and wounded and another shot and killed. Two more drivers were killed last week.
The possibility of the incidents being linked to the ongoing dispute was not ruled out.
Metrobus has been locked in a dispute with the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) for more than a month over the payment of unused sick leave and the reinstatement of dismissed staffers.
“This morning we sent a letter to Samwu asking them for an emergency meeting. We have not received a response from them,” said Hlebele.
Hlebele said Metrobus had been trying to get hold of the Union since Saturday.
Samwu secretary Dumisani Langa, however, said the union had been trying to establish contact with the bus company since last Monday.
“We only got a reply from them over the weekend. Our negotiation team will meet with Metrobus on Friday,” he said. Langa confirmed that the union had received the letter from Metrobus.
“When we finally meet with Samwu the issue of the dispute regarding sick leave payment as well as the issue of staffers that were fired due to the misappropriation of company assets will be discussed. We want to come to a resolution,” said Hlebele.
On Friday Metrobus temporarily suspended operations after one of its buses was found burnt out in Kagiso near Krugersdorp. The charred bodies of two Metrobus employees were found inside the bus.
It is believed that the bus was hijacked while taking Metrobus employees to work.
Hlebele said the company would continue monitoring the situation.
On Sunday, the bus company offered a R50 000 reward for information that would help track down those responsible for the attacks on their bus drivers. – Sapa
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