The employees meet up in front of the Transnet building
Today, we will unite and fight for our right to decent wages for our hard labor. The collective bargaining council has agreed to us having a protected strike which means they can't fire us nor refuse to pay us but we need to keep this peaceful and civil in order to ensure our demands being met
Argument amongst employees regarding the plan of action
We are tired of peaceful and civil!! We need to act and force them to give us what we want
He's right! Mr Nair won't listen to us if we act "peaceful and civil". They will walk all over us!
Continued Argument
Guys we need to think about this first before we do something we might regret
The employees meet up in front of the Transnet building and discuss amongst each other what was said by the collective bargaining council and one asks the others to keep it civil and peaceful in order to achieve their demands
The strike
Give us our money !!
The employees encounter an argument based on the chosen plan of action as some feel that a harsher approach should be taken
The strike continued
A window gets broken throughout the strike and the manager calls the police
One employee expresses her concern of the strike going completely out of hand and possible negative repercussions
Repercussions of the strike
Unfortunately two of the employees are quite adamant on demanding for their wages in a more violent manner despite pleas from colleagues to not do soUnfortunately two of the employees are quite adamant on demanding for their wages in a more violent manner despite pleas from colleagues to not do so
The strike takes a turn for the worse after a window gets broken and the police shows up. The employees then get taken into custody
What in the world...?! You all are under arrest for property damages! You have the right to remain silent
The employees were sent to prison and sentenced to stay there while awaiting for either their bail or trial to commence