1. Can SAA be rescued? What are your plans for the SAA? The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is unequivocal on the fact that South African Airways (SAA) can be saved. On 23 April 2020, the union issued a statement clarifying that the problem with SAA and other struggling SOEs (State Owned…
SAA, a restructured National Airline South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) have been actively participating in the consultation and negotiations processes at SAA and SAE since late last year, 2019. These processes evolved around the rescuing of SAA, a process that culminated to the voluntary appointment of SAA Business Rescue Practitioners, which…
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is aggrieved by the inhumane conditions subjected by the working class in diverse sectors of the economy. The non-payment of staff salaries in the bus passenger, aviation, security and cleaning sectors, to name a few, has exacerbated existing antagonisms between the working class and owners of…
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) notes with concern the friction between UNTU (United National Transport Union) and PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) within the public space. The events and/or conflict subsequently translated into a qualitative leap whereby a criminal case on fraud and theft was opened against the appointed…
Synoptical report on SAE provisional liquidation High Court judgment SAE reported having been put on provisional liquidation post the application filed by BRPs at High Court in Pretoria. Whilst this information has not been provided to the Union by BRPs, who for many times to remember always had some kind of attitudinal approach on meeting…
A Proposal to the Department of Public Enterprises Drafted and Presented by SATAWU Problem Statement South African Airways (SAA) has for over a decade been retarded by failure to transition from a traditional state-owned enterprise (SOE) to one that is agile and adheres to optimum operating costs in a viciously competitive environment. Numerous attempts…
April 23, 2020 The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) welcomes with a pinch of salt the economic relief measures pronounced by the President of the Republic of South Africa on 21 April 2020. The timing of the announcement, however, has set the tone for saving, reconstructing and reimaging the future of SAA…
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The South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (Sarpbac) is in the process of concluding an MOA with the Unemployment Insurance Fund that will allow it to facilitate payment of UIF to employees in the bus sector during lockdown period. According to General Secretary of Sarpbac Gary Wilson, bus companies will submit claims to the council…
