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Category: Press Releases

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SATAWU Perspective on Covid-19

March 17, 2020Zanele Sabela1 commentCOIDA (Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act), Coronavirus, Covid-19, Minister of Transport-Fikile Mbalula, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) welcomes the prescriptions announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Coronavirus (Covid-19). It is our view that the interventions will curb the spread of the Covid-19 depending on the nature of implementation. Declaring Covid-19 a national state disaster exposes the speed, spread and severity of the virus…

Bus Sector Unions Warn of Looming Strike

March 12, 2020Zanele Sabela1 commentbus strike 2020, COBEA, NUMSA, SABEA, SARPBAC, SATAWU, TASWU, TAWUSA, TOWU

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) along with four other unions in the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC) will likely go on strike in April if a wage settlement is not reached. SATAWU, NUMSA, TOWU, TAWUSA and TASWU were given a certificate of non-resolution after the four-day mediation they took part…

SATAWU Worried about Autopax Part-paid Salaries

March 2, 2020Zanele SabelaNo commentsAutopax, financial stress, part-paid salaries, Prasa

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is gravely concerned Autopax staff have been paid only 25% of their salaries for February. State-owned Autopax is a subsidiary of Prasa and operates Translux and City to City buses. SATAWU is particularly concerned that this comes so soon after workers were paid just 50% of their…

SATAWU to March against Workers Victimisation at Airlink

February 27, 2020Zanele Sabela2 commentsAirlink, ORTIA, SATAWU marches on Airlink, worker victimisation

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) in Gauteng will march on regional airline Airlink at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) on Friday, 28 February to protest against the victimisation of its members. SATAWU started organising Cabin Crew at the airline in 2016. Despite having entered into a collective organisational rights agreement in 2017,…

SATAWU Appeals for Urgent DPE Action on SA Express

February 21, 2020Zanele SabelaNo commentsBRP Phahlani Mkhombo, business rescue, Daniel Terblanche, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), SA Express

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is worried about the hands-off approach the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has adopted towards SA Express. The state-owned airline was placed under business rescue by an order of the High Court on 6 February, following an application by one of its creditors, Ziegler SA. Despite being…

Conciliation Process to Avert Bus Strike Underway

February 18, 2020Zanele SabelaNo commentsBus Strike, COBEA, NUMSA, SABEA, SATAWU, South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC), TASWU, TAWUSA, TOWU

CONCILIATION PROCESS TO AVERT BUS STRIKE UNDERWAY South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) along with four other unions is taking part in a conciliation process at the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC) after the first round of negotiations failed to produce an agreement. Bus sector wage negotiations between SATAWU, NUMSA, TAWUSA,…

SATAWU Welcomes Suspension of Prasa Western Cape Manager

February 13, 2020Zanele SabelaNo commentsadministrator Bongisizwe Mpondo, Auditor-general, Prasa, Raymond Maseko, Richard Walker

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) welcomes the suspension of Richard Walker, Western Cape Regional Manager at Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). On Tuesday Prasa announced Walker had been placed on paid leave and Raymond Maseko would act in the position henceforth. SATAWU had been calling for Walker’s suspension following the…

SATAWU Welcomes Appointment of Transnet Group Executive

February 3, 2020Zanele SabelaNo commentsDepartment of Public Enterprises, Department of Trade and Industry, Portia Derby, Transnet Group Chief Executive

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) welcomes the appointment of Portia Derby as Group Chief Executive of Transnet. Derby’s appointment was recommended by the Transnet Board and supported by Cabinet after a rigorous selection process. She brings with her extensive experience having worked at the Department of Public Enterprises as Director General during…

SATAWU Calls for Renewal of Bus Fleet after Accident Claims Six Lives

January 27, 2020Zanele SabelaNo commentsaccident claims six lives, ANC 108th celebration, Great North Transport (GNT), renew bus fleet

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is reiterating its call to bus company, Great North Transport (GNT), as well as the Limpopo provincial government to renew the latter’s fleet to curb passenger fatalities. This comes after a bus driver and five others died yesterday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in rolled…

SATAWU Security Sector Members Down Tools in Mpumalanga

January 21, 2020Zanele Sabela2 commentsBlue Lion Security, Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), Mpumalanga Community Safety, PMD Security, Security & Liaison, V&M Security

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) members who provide security services across various government departments in the Mpumalanga Province have embarked on strike as of this morning. Just under 3 000 workers employed by 15 security companies contracted by Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security & Liaison are unhappy they have not been paid their December…

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