The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, SATAWU, was formed in 2000 after a series of negotiations and smaller scale mergers by unions in the transport industry. SATAWU organises workers in the transport sector as well as security and cleaning companies. The sectors include railways, harbours, parastatals, aviation, passenger transport (buses and taxis) freight (trucking), contract, cleaning and security.
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) is set to down tools at Denel Aeronautics on Tuesday, 18 September. SATAWU served the division of Denel SOC with a 48-hour strike notice following a deadlock in wage negotiations. Wage talks at the company started in March this year and deadlocked in May but to date…
Six hundred delegates of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) converged at the Midrand Conference Centre on 15 September, 2018 for its 4th Elective National Congress. The theme, discussion and direction of the National Congress was not only to elect new leaders but aimed to reclaim, renew and unite the organisation for…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU), an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is set to hold its fourth Elective National Congress from 15 to 16 September at Midrand Conference Centre, Johannesburg. Themed, “RECLAIM, RENEW & UNITE FOR WORKING CLASS POWER – BACK TO BASICS!”, the Congress will be…
