Newzroom Afrika’s Karinda Jagmohan spoke to SATAWU KZN Acting Provincial Secretary, Thulani Dlamini, about Transnet National Ports Authority’s interdict to halt the strike that would have seen the country’s ports shutdown.
Members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) are planning a total shutdown of the country’s ports on Thursday. The strike is over salary discrepancies between black and white port workers. Negotiations between the union and Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) broke down last week. “We’ve been negotiating with them for quite…
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) says more heads are likely to roll at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) following the suspension and placement on special leave on Wednesday of three of its executives. “This decision follows the outcomes and ongoing investigations that have dogged Prasa of improper, irregular,…
Watch as SATAWU National Coordinator at Prasa Tinzi Lubabalo discusses the crisis at Prasa on the Jane Dutton Show on eNCA.
Bus drivers scored a big victory after they were allowed to go on strike as they cannot be classified as an essential service like the police. This comes after the National Black Consumer Council, a nonprofit organisation, applied to the the Essential Service Committee (ESC) to classify public transport in general as an essential service…
SATAWU DISAPPOINTED AT SA EXPRESS’ FAILURE TO CONSULT ON JOB CUTS South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is disappointed to read that state-owned airline, SA Express, intends to downsize its staff. According to an article in City Press, the regional airline’s board has approved a plan by acting CEO Siza Mzimela to cut…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) members at Putco will picket outside the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Friday. SATAWU’s lawyers will go up against bus company Putco for not paying workers’ annual wage increase and bonuses in line with the agreement signed last May after workers downed tools for 28 days. The…
On Monday 21 March 1960 a sizable crowd gathered at a field near the Sharpville police station. Their intention was to march to the police station and hand themselves over for arrest for not carrying their pass documents. The action was in response to the call made by Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) President, Robert Sobukwe,…
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) has learned through media reports about the closure of six (6) taxi routes and ranks in Soweto for the next three (3) months. The Gauteng Transport MEC- Ismail Vadi- is commended for taking this decision as it will assist in mitigating the spate of violence between…
