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Transnet strike ending, ITF comment

News Release International Transport Federation (ITF) May 28, 2010
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Federation) General Secretary David Cockroft said: &#8220;In the last few minutes
Satawu members working for Transnet have voted to accept the revised offer they
have won by taking industrial action. We congratulate them on their perseverance
in seeing this difficult dispute through to the end, and warmly welcome their
assurance that international solidarity has helped them on their way to
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