Press Releases

Unions Warn Of Looming Strike in the Road Freight Industry

July 24, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsCash-in-transit, CCMA, Code 14 driver, declare dispute, Motor Transport Workers’ Union (MTWU), National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI), Transport and Allied Workers’ Union of South Africa (TAWUSA) and Professional Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (PTAWU)

A strike by members of unions in the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI) appears unavoidable if employers do not come to the table. Labour unions, South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU), Motor Transport Workers’ Union (MTWU), Transport and Allied Workers’ Union of South Africa (TAWUSA) and Professional…

SATAWU Opposes Bid to Make Public Transport Essential Service

July 20, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsEssential Services Committee, public transport, right to strike

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) made submissions opposing the Essential Services Committee’s bid to make public transport an essential service thereby barring workers in the sector from striking. SATAWU opposed the application on the basis that it is frivolous and seeks to strip the Constitutional rights of workers to improve their working…

SATAWU Opposes Putco’s Refusal to Pay Workers’ Wage Increase

June 29, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsAlgoa Bus, Golden Arrow, Putco, South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC), VAT increase, wage increase exemption

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) has today made a submission to oppose an application by Putco to be exempted from paying its workers the wage increase signed in May this year. Labour unions and employers in the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBAC) signed a two-year wage agreement in May following…

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…

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