For Immediate Release
02nd August 2022
UPDATE ON SECURITY SECTOR WAGE NEGOTIATIONS
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) wishes to update its members, workers in the Security Sector, and the members of the media that it has today the 2nd of August 2022 met at the Bargaining Council of the Private Security Sector in Midrand, with the employer and the commissioner facilitating the process.
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union can confirm that it has agreed with the employer to extend the conciliation with three (3) dates, which are the 16th of August, the 23rd of August, and the 24th of August 2022.
We wish to inform our members and workers that we are expecting the employer on the 16th of August 2022 to table a better offer to be considered and looked at by the organised labour.
As previously stated, if in these extended dates the employer is still insulting us with their 3.5% offer, we will then on the last day which is the 24th of this month ask the commissioner to issue a certificate to conduct a protected strike.
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) wants to state that our demands remain the same, we are still demanding a minimum of 16% increment in the security sector.
As SATAWU we also wish to inform the public that conducting a strike is not our priority however if the employer does not meet us halfway then they are leaving us with no choice but to go on strike as we are not willing to back down on our demands. We will update our members in due course.
Issued by SATAWU
General Secretary Cde Jack Mazibuko : 082 660 4793
Deputy General Secretary Cde Anele Kiet : 071 021 1903
Head of Communications Amanda Tshemese : 062 945 7217
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Thanks fo the update. I just hope you not going to back down on this one becouse as security officers we’ve been struggling for a very long time with the peanuts that we earn while we risking our lives on a daily basis. So the strike will be a solution then we are ready for that.
Win
Amanda comrades we are working very hard for this government and it’s people thank you satawu we are 100% behind you.✊
Amandla comrades, we are working very hard for this government and it’s people thank you satawu we are 100% behind you.✊
Thankfulness will hear from cde
Hi everyone out there,I’m security officer grade C,I’d like to know how much is 16 percent
Hi we would like to be represented by union as security officer’s at masingita towers around Sandton.
15 west road south Sandton.
Indeed the correct fair and not unreasonable demands, wethe guards put in the time, ridk our lives for peanuts the client pay 16k per security and the employer takes 2/3 of that, they do nothing for us no rain protecting gear, have to buy our own uniform no stationary no transport and always pay late this at Vizual security Cpt
Forward we go,we will always rally behind you
I hope our demands will be met, as security Guard our lives are at risk everytime when the thieves wants to steal we become their first victims and yet we are under paid!!! CIT guards are more at risk and yet less paid…… We need to paid at least R7,500 as basic salary via foods are expensive and our kids attends school…..
Good day sir, We are working under a slavery conditions, abuse and oppression, No (1) 12hrs and get pay 11hrs,No(2)!No basic, no (3) no bonus only any amount they want to give you far less than your basic,no (4) No overtime instead they just say extra shift if they needed or call you with your off days to come work, no (5) No allows,no (6) Only 3 days compassion leave, Last but not least 18 days they give you leave including your off days but only 12 days they pay you 11hrs not 12hrs, the rest is your off days and none paid in that 18 days, thank you
This date extension is that the longer the negotiations go,we are suffering in the reason being we are used we get our increase in April but now It’s in August, and we don’t even get back paid because of these delays,so please comrade these employers have money etc 1 guard is paid+-30.000 by clients,we as security don’t even get half of that money,so please please lets get rid of this middle man I beg!!! thanks
Nithunyiwe please fight for the good course for the sake of your Combrades who are workers R1.02Cent for 3 year deal is not worth it and is not good at all negotiate for at least R25 if you failed to get R125 not 3,5percent. Money now in our life time.
What was the outcome of the meeting today
Is good to see that unions like satawu is fighting for workers like this big up.
Phansi Ngo R1 phansi
This offer which the employers are tabled is an insult if you compare what security officer earned R5036 monthly
It’s time the employer gives security sector what we deserve they must stop insulting us with their ridiculous offers phambili satawu salute
Amandla cdes,i really wish to see employers meeting us halfway,but if they still stand by their 3,5 i also support you guys to go on protected strike, we’ve long been exploited,now is the time
Amanda comrades
We as a security guards we are struggling because of small salaries.
We say go on with your negotiations until they agree. Otherwise we will support your strike.
I need feedback of yesterday meeting
No new development of so far?
still waiting on an update
Update me wage negotiation
No increase,, tools down
Viva Satawu
Hi! Here at Sibanye still water Marikana operations, Bidvest Protea coin is abusing us, they don’t even allow us to join unions, so my question is how are going to strike if we don’t have unions, because if we go on strike they are going to fire us, we are really being abused here is either their way or the gate. We don’t even get allowences for a security officer who works in a very dangerous environment. Please help us
Thank you fellow combrades about the spirit you have to fight for our insult that our employer is doing to us as SO
Please cde’s negotiate good offer we are looking better leaving and we work hard in this industry but no one recognized us.
AT IMPALA EMPLOYER (BIDVEST PROTEA COIN STILL GIVING EMPLOYEES PROBLEM, THEY ARE NOT COMPLYING COMPLETELY, ALL THE GRADE ‘A’s SUPERVISOR S AND MANAGEMENT ARE NOT GETTING 13’s CHEGUE, AND OTHER ALLOWENCES, WE ARE REQUESTING IF THIS CAN BE INVESTIGATED.
They must give us that increase we need it ,we can’t starve mean while we protect and guard wanted properties hell no they must appreciate our work
Can you update us on security wage negotiations
I want to be updated
We are greatful SATAWA for helping us we as security officers we are working on a very dangerous post and we get peanuts