Abusive commuters, name-calling, being touched inappropriately. The horror stories that train drivers have been relating lately highlight the difference between train systems in Gauteng, South Africa’s economic hub. None of these stories were related by drivers of the Gautrains, which cater for the affluent. These drivers work for Metrorail, which is for the poor. The…
SATAWU’s National Road Freight Coordinator Tabudi Ramakgolo took part in a discussion about working conditions in the trucking industry on SAFM’s Forum@8 with Sakina Kamwendo on 9 May. Also joining him on the panel were Jaco Swart of employer association, NEASA, and Ernest Buthelezi, Gauteng Regional Manager Road Freight Bargaining Council. Truck drivers aired their…
Johannesburg – “South Africans should be afforded the option to choose the mode of transport they prefer and should not be compelled to use what is available as is now the case,” said Satawu spokesperson Zanele Sabela. “Connected to that is the development of an appropriate road and rail infrastructure and the question of inclusive…
Durban – A dispute over claims of religious discrimination between a group of employees and management at a road freight company has had a bitter ending. Time Freight CEO Etienne van Ravesteyn on Thursday confirmed that a number of employees had been dismissed following what the company believed was an illegal and unprotected strike. On…
Johannesburg – The SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) was ready for tough wage negotiations beginning this week for the passenger bus sector, it said on Monday. The transport unions and employers in the SA Road Passenger Bargaining Council will put their offers on the table at the negotiations set to take place in…
PRETORIA – Traffic incidents management company Teti Traffic Pty Ltd and the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) will start conciliation talks on Wednesday, following the declaration of a strike after they deadlocked over the union’s demand of up to 130 percent salary increases. The conciliation follows Satawu’s declaration that it would embark on…
The other accusation is that seven of the members in question have already died because of this exposure to chemicals. The South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) says it will bring a multi-million rand civil suit against Enviroserv Waste Management, after 33 of its members were allegedly provided with no protective wear, while…
The Cape Chamber of Commerce says it’s concerned that the train service in the Cape Peninsula is at the point of collapse. The body says the on-going vandalism of Metrorail property is having a negative effect on business and the indigent who depend on the rail service. Recent damages have already run into tens of…
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union(Satawu) has called on members of the public using Metrorail services to find alternative transport on Wednesday due to a strike action by union members. The union is going on strike demanding an end to outsourcing as well as the permanent employment of the fixed term contract workers…
South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) in the Ethekwini Municipality insists that bus drivers will not go back to work until the municipality has paid their salaries. Thousands of commuters have been stranded for hours and some roads in KwaMashu, Umlazi and other areas around Durban, remain blocked by unmanned buses. Satawu’s shop…
