The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Dr. Siyabonga Cwele, welcomes the wage agreement reached by the SA Post Office and its recognised unions
19 July 2018
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Dr Siyabonga Cwele welcomes the agreement reached today by the SA Post Office (SAPO) and its recognised unions. The agreement ends a strike which started earlier this month.
“It is instructive that the SAPO and its unions reached a settlement on the day the world celebrates the gift of life of our global icon Tata Nelson Mandela. One of the lessons we learnt from Madiba is the ability of reaching sustainable solutions in a non-violent way around a negotiating table,” said Minister Cwele.
He said the SAPO and its unions have a common interest in ensuring a sustainable future for the organisation in the face of increasing competition in its traditional markets. He encouraged all the parties to continue engaging each other to seek a common approach to ensuring a sustainable post office by focusing on opportunities brought about by e-commerce and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Minister Cwele urged the post office to focus on clearing the mail backlog and improving service delivery to its customers.