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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>TransNamib has opened a criminal case against workers for damaging company property at Walvis Bay.<\/p>\n

Company spokesperson Abigail Raubenheimer said striking employees who are represented by Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) have not been abiding by the strike rules.<\/p>\n

According to Raubenheimer, striking employees also threatened non-striking employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bullying and intimidation tactics are to such a great extent that TransNamib has had to call in the Namibian Police for assistance in the areas of Keetmanshoop, Tsumeb, Walvis Bay, and Windhoek to stop the harassment,\u201d said Raubenheimer.<\/p>\n

Raubenheimer said the company has fulfilled its end as per the settlement agreement reached with Natau on 27 July.<\/p>\n

Information obtained from the police confirms that a case of malicious damage to property was opened on 19 August in Walvis Bay.<\/p>\n

According to police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi, suspects \u201ccut open three vacuum tanker pipes on the train with unknown objects\u201d.<\/p>\n

The damage has affected the mobility of the train. The value of the properties damaged is N$330 000. No one has been arrested and investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n

Natau\u2019s secretary general, Narina Pollmann did not respond to questions sent to her on Monday.<\/p>\n

Employees went on strike last week after an overwhelming majority voted in favour of an industrial action.<\/p>\n

The workers and TransNamib reached a deadlock during salary negotiations after the company said it did not have funds to affect a salary increase.<\/p>\n

The employees in 2019 requested a salary increase of 18% for workers who fall within the A band, 15% for those within the B band, and 13% for the C band.<\/p>\n

This offer was rejected by TransNamib.<\/p>\n

The workers went back to the drawing board and reduced their demands. They presented TransNamib with three options; firstly, a salary increase of 15% for employees within the A band, 13% for the workers falling within the B band, and 9% for those within the C band.<\/p>\n

In the second option, the employees were willing to settle for an increase of 7% for the A band, 5.5% for the B band, and 3.5% for the C band.<\/p>\n

The last option presented to TransNamib by the workers in October 2021 was for the organisation to give a salary increase of 7% across the board.<\/p>\n

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