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Category: News Report

Home Archive by Category "News Report" (Page 9)

Truck Drivers Call on Government to Address Mistreatment by Employers

May 9, 2017SATAWU3 commentsErnest Buthelezi, Jaco Swart, NEASA, SAFM's Forum@8 with Sakina Kamwendo, Tabudi Ramakgolo, Truck Drivers working conditions, Trucking

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…

How SA’s unions see #SONA2017 priorities

February 9, 2017SATAWUNo comments#SONA2017, Integrated Public Transport System, President Jacob Zuma, rail and road infrastructure, SATAWU, Zanele Sabela

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…

Freight staff fired following illegal strike claim religious discrimination

February 9, 2017SATAWUNo commentsCEO Etienne van Ravesteyn, Labour Court, Lindelani Shange, religious intolerance, SATAWU KZN Provincial Secretary Edgar Mbina, Time Freight

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…

Union readies for tough wage talks

January 23, 2017SATAWUNo commentspassenger bus sector, SARPBAC, SATAWU, South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC)

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…

Teti, Satawu in conciliation talks over pay increases

May 2, 2016SATAWUNo comments

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…

SATAWU takes on waste management firm

April 25, 2016SATAWUNo comments

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…

Cape Town’s train service on the verge of collapse: Cape Chamber

April 19, 2016SATAWUNo comments

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…

Metrorail commuters called to seek alternative transport

April 6, 2016SATAWUNo comments

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…

Satawu bus drivers stick to their guns

February 1, 2016SATAWUNo comments

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…

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