The Zambia Railways Limited Workers’ Union says it has with an immediate effect called off the sit-in protest that paralyzed the locomotive company’s operations across the country.
ZRLWU Union president, Nathan Zulu explains that the decision was arrived at after a fruitful meeting between the union leaders, management and the Central Province Provincial Administration.
Mr Zulu said the meeting resolved that the aggrieved workers must go back to work with immediate effect to pave way for negotiations. He said the union has heeded the advice and will resume the negotiations at the earliest possible time.
Meanwhile, ZRL Acting Director, Fred Mwila, said an impasse during salaries negotiations for ZRL unionized workers led to a sit-in by the affected workers has been settled.
Mr Mwila, however, said it was resolved that thereafter it was resolved workers resume work after discussions in Kabwe.
And central Province Permanent Secretary (PS), Milner Mwanakampwe, has thanked the two parties for coming together and resolving the impasse.
Mr Mwanakampwe said going forward the two parties should work together to avoid work stoppages. He said the government expects that all workers who were on a sit-in protest will follow the instructions of their leaders and resume work.
PRIVATISE ZR
FOR YEARS ITS BEEN A DRAIN
TOP OFFICIALS OVER PAID BOARD MEMBERS OVERPAID
What is there to protest at Zambia Railways at the moment because the company is as good as being dead and needs a lot of recapitalization. What happened to Euro Bond remains every one’s guess.
Nothing seems to be working out under bally months wabufi(BMW). 8 months in and so many problems in all sectors. Disappointed
How can the railway workers call off a go slow action, when the trains in Zambia are already the slowest in the world by far?
NOT A LOT IS WORLD
REMEMBER UPND TOOK OVER WHAT CAN BE LIKENED TO A WAR ZONE
DESTRUCTION OF ALL SERVICES
AND THEY WANT IT RECTIFIED IN MONTHS
Look at how automated the system has become. Smooth even worst,big problems look like a pie in the sky. Leadership,this is what happens when you have a President who is a leader-Problems are given attention & solved subsequently. Had it been PF in power, you would ve heard these striking workers talk things like ” Last year and 4years we here and were told the same story”. Were you heard what even the striking workers said themselves “After we had a fruitful meeting,we decided abcd -fruitful meeting” . New way of doing things in town boy – cheers!
Or even they could ve started by burning tyres at ZRL headquaters, even blocking the entire Great North Road, after that then air there grievances,then police fires teargasses everywhere and people run up and down ,Sometimes even prosecutors could be caught in the crosses and get killed. – thats how the PF could listen to you. Now the fact that no one threw a single stone,it shows you something has drastically changed and it simplifies the same workers who previously throw stone but now able to have fruitful meetings,it means they understand who they are addressing,had it been a drunkard at statehouse then they wouldnt have come out this way,the approach wud ve been the opposite one.
Since when, in Zambia, did you ve a strike of this scale lasting only 24hrs? When Teaches or Nurses let alone Zambia Railways or Tazara it was always months and years. Now you guys can experience a strike by ZRL workers that lasts only 24yrs – whats happening guys – somebody explain to me?
THERE IS NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WE HAVE AGITATORS NOW PROBABLY PAID ONES PROBABY PF PUPPETS
ZR IS RUNNING AT A HUGE LOSS LOWLY PAID WORKERS SEE THIS AND THEY ARE UNHAPPY
WHY SHOULD UPPER MANAGEMENT BE PAID HUGE MONTHLY SALARIES GIVE SMART CARS AND THEY RECEIVE NOTHING
MANAGENMENT SHOULD BE PAID ACCORDING TO PROFIT AND PREFORMANCE
ZESCO IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE SAME ISSUE