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SATAWU Signs Wage Agreement with Psira

June 26, 2018Zanele Sabela42 commentsone-year wage agreement, Psira, Psira pension fund, UIF

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) has signed a one-year wage agreement with the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (Psira) effective as of 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. The agreement applies to Psira employees in the bargaining unit level A2 to C4 of the Paterson Grading system. Parties agreed on a…

SATAWU Welcomes Registration of Private Security Bargaining Council

June 22, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsChamber of South African Private Security (COSAPS)., Department of Labour, Private Security Sector National Bargaining Council, Security Association of South Africa (SASA), Security industry, South African National Security Employers' Association (SANSEA)

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) welcomes the registration of the Private Security Sector National Bargaining Council. SATAWU received notification on 21 June that the application for registration of the National Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector had finally been approved after the work to establish it started as far back as…

SATAWU Concerned about the Future of SA Express and its Employees

June 22, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsActing CEO Matsietsi Mokholo, Department of Public Enterprises, Minister Pravin Gordhan, SA Express, SA Express employees, SACCA, salaries

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) is concerned that even though June salaries at SA Express have been confirmed, it is not yet clear whether employees will be paid at the end of July. News broke earlier this week that the grounded airline would not be able to pay its employees at the…

SATAWU Places Cash-In-Transit Guards at the Centre of Wage Talks

June 13, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentscash-in-transit (CIT) security guards, National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI), National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA), Road Freight Association (RFA)

The safety and remuneration of cash-in-transit (CIT) security guards are set to take centre stage at this year’s wage negotiations at the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI). Negotiations between the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU), three other unions and employer associations, Road Freight Association (RFA) and…

SATAWU Signs Prasa Wage Agreement

May 30, 2018Zanele Sabela1 commentPrasa, wage settlement 1 April 2018 to 30 March 2019

SATAWU has signed a one-year wage agreement with Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). Following months of negotiation the parties finally reached a settlement of 8% across the board on total guaranteed package effective as of 1 April, 2018 to 30 March, 2019. SATAWU inked the deal on coming back from a nationwide roadshow…

A Brief History of SATAWU on its 18th Anniversary

May 18, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsCosatu, Metrorail, Origins, SARHWU, SATAWU History, Security sector, TGWU, Transnet

Eighteen years, on 18 – 20 May 2000, SATAWU’s historic inaugral National Congress took place under the banner of COSATU, giving birth to a giant trade union to be a home for all transport, cleaning & security workers in South Africa with a paid up membership of 103 000. The historic merger was implemented in terms…

SATAWU Salutes Members in the Passenger Bus Sector

May 15, 2018Zanele SabelaNo comments#BusStrike, bus drivers strike, NUMSA, SARPBAC, SATAWU, Solomon Mahlangu, TASWU, TAWUSA, TOWU

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…

Unions Accept Agreement To End Bus Strike 2018

May 14, 2018Zanele SabelaNo comments#BusStrike, COBEA, Dual driver, insourcing, night shift hours, NUMSA, SA Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC), SABEA, SATAWU, TASWU, TAWUSA, TOWU

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%…

Bus Sector Unions Call for Intervention by Minister of Transport

April 25, 2018Zanele Sabela1 comment#BusStrike, Blade Nzimande, Bus Strike, bus wage negotiations, Mildred Oliphant, NUMSA, SA Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC), SATAWU, TASWU, TAWUSA, TOWU, transport minister

Labour unions, South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU), National Union of Metalworkers of SA (NUMSA), Transport and Allied Workers Union of SA (TAWUSA), Transport and Omnibus Workers’ Union (TOWU) and Tirisano Transport Workers Union (TASWU) are calling on transport minister, Blade Nzimande, to intervene in the ongoing impasses in the bus sector wage…

SATAWU Signs Transnet Multi-year Wage Agreement

April 12, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsTransnet, Transnet multi-year wage agreement, Transnet wage agreement 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2021

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) signed a wage agreement at the Transnet Bargaining Council today. SATAWU held its ground and convinced management to up its offer to 7.1% across the board (ATB) for each of the three years of the agreement. Management had initially offered ATB of 6.5% for Year 1, 7.5%…

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