For Immediate Release
29th August 2022
UPDATE SECURITY WAGE NEGOTIATIONS
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union wishes to update its members and Workers in the security Sector of the ongoing wage negotiations. The South African Transport and Allied Workers has met with the employer and demanded an increase of 16%, the employer could not meet our demand and only offering us nothing more than 5% we then did not accept the offer as its only an insult to us.
We wish to inform our members that at this stage, we are currently in the process of submitting our picketing rules and we will be meeting with the employer on the 1st of September 2022, over the picketing rules. We expect the parties to conclude and sign off the picketing rules on the 12th of September 2022 and on the 26th we will be embarking on a strike if the employer does not give us a better and meaningful offer.
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union is still more than willing to sit down with the employer and going on a strike is not our priority as more than 500000 security guards would be affected, however the employer leaves us with no choice to embark on a strike and we will not back down until the employer stops playing hide and seek.
Security Guards are playing a very big role in this country, but the employer keeps on exploiting and undermining this sector. We are not shaken at all by the employer, and we will keep on fighting for our members.
Issued by SATAWU
13 comments. Leave new
What percentage does the employers put forward and what percentage are you willing to compromise on
I’ve been making a follow up due to the demand by the industry. It would be fair if they get 16% because the officers are really doing an important job.
I do agree with above issue even is long over due security guards are being ignored when comes to their salaries , strike should continue Isupport it as I worked as security guard for different companies earning peanuts I support our brothers and sisters.
be aware in rural areas such king Cetshwayo , Umkhanyakude , Zululand and Amajuba district it will partial / scarce to see officers embarking on strike we don not see mobilisation of stewardship
Security companies are really not willing to see officers developing
and they even don’t care about their safety, how they got to work.
Employers want the money only for themselves even if the clients
do pay site allowances for officers but companies they don’t pay us.
I think this time we must go on Strike let us all loose if it has to be.
Yes comrades we need a better offer we have been exploited by this sector bosses we are tired enough is enough comrades.viva satawu viva,✊viva south African securities viva forward we go backwards never.
dear sir/madam
I m the security guard who’s working company called VISA SECURITY GROUP,tell:0126544741,our company is not follow labour rules,psira rule,our company pay us R4000-4500 after 25 shift,no allowens for night,holiday, Sunday payment,per day we earn R187,if you try to need union,they remove you from post to another post until you left,come to assist us,we need unions,please sir/madam
Wage increase and provident fund
Yes strikes end month
at least 10%
When do we strike
Yes security are working too much, everything started to the security and follow the police
noted,I lesiba have a situation at work my employer changed the payment day without a notice and I got paid half a salary #pleaseadvice