South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) salutes its members in the passenger bus sector for the strength of character displayed during the strike. The nationwide bus strike is SATAWU’s longest in recent memory and the union acknowledges the pressure members were under given the no work, no pay rule. Regardless of this, members…
Labour unions in the bus sector, SATAWU, TAWUSA, NUMSA, TOWU and TASWU, have accepted the latest wage offer by bus employers to end the lengthy national bus strike. The breakdown of the offer is as follows: • 9% across-the-board wage increase for the first year effective as of 01 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 •8%…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) and four other unions in the SA Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC) are warning of a possible national bus strike next week. Trade unions SATAWU, Transport and Allied Workers Union of SA (TAWUSA), Transport and Omnibus Workers’ Union (TOWU), National Union of Metalworkers of SA (NUMSA), Tirisano…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) has successfully requested the Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant to intervene in the ongoing impasse in the passenger bus sector. Workers affiliated to unions in the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC) including SATAWU, TAWU, TOWU, TASWU and NUMSA downed tools on Wednesday demanding a 12%…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) along with four other unions in the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC) has served employer organisations with a 60-hour notice to go on a nationwide strike in the passenger bus sector. It is important to note, however, that labour is still willing to engage employers…
