South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) embarked on salary negotiations at the Road Accident Fund (RAF) today. SATAWU is the only union representing 1 250 out of the total 2 200 workers at RAF since NUMSA was derecognised early this month, after it was found to have attained its recognition status unduly. A…
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…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) would like to congratulate Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, for acting speedily and installing an interim board at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). It is our belief that this move will serve commuters, the majority of whom are the poorest of the poor, well….
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) will be seeking a meeting with the Minister of Transport to gain a better understanding of what is happening at Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). An article in the Sunday Times this weekend alleged that Prasa acting CEO Collins Letsoalo had given himself a more…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) will today embark on the second phase of salary negotiations at Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). Last week saw SATAWU along with United National Transport Union (UNTU) table their demands within Prasa’s bargaining unit. Included in these demands is a 20% across-the-board salary increase to…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) has noted with concern the press statement by the SA Communist Party Western Cape along with weekend media reports and would like to set the record straight. There is no crisis in SATAWU. In fact, the Special Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting on Friday 27 January was…
The South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union office in Durban was burned to ashes in the fire that broke out at Redefine Towers in the city centre on Wednesday evening. The office on the 25th floor of the building on 320 Dr Pixley Kaseme Street was completely burned as the fire sprinklers never came…
