South African Port Workers End Pay Strike, Union Says

South African port and rail workers ended a strike that began May 10, after accepting a pay offer. Port and rail operator Transnet Ltd. proposed an 11 percent pay increase and a one-time payment equivalent to 1 percent of annual salary, Zenzo Mahlangu, general secretary of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, said today in a telephone interview. “The strike is over,” he said.