When workers do their own analysis of their rising costs and compare these to the official inflation figure (CPI-X) of 4,4%, they can’t reconcile the two. That is why they are adamant they want more.
Johanna Mpogeng, Laffron Plating, West Rand Local
Last year a R50 electricity card used to last me for three weeks. Now it only lasts one and a half weeks.
Wanky Mbuli and Mlamliele Dingiswayo, West Rand Local
Taxi fares have already gone up this year and they have warned us that they are going up again. We want 12% across the board!
Johnathan Sono, Club Motors, Tshwane
We need more money, everything is expensive especially food and transport. A strike is 100%!
Samuel Mashilo – engineering Gutter Innovations, Tshwane
All my increase will go to pay increases in my transport costs.
Simon Zitha – Flextech
Workers are ready to go on strike even though they remember the 1998 (motor) strike – they want not less than 10%!
Last year I paid R400 per month for transport. This year I am paying R480 per month.