SATAWU Perspective on Governmentโs Attempt to Privatise Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)
1 The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) condemns the governmentโs efforts to privatise the countryโs state-owned enterprises (SOEs) with the contempt it deserves. In the month of March 2021, a memorandum of demand was handed to the Minister of Public Enterprise-Pravin Gordhan-citing our discontent on subservient conditions subjected to employees at SAA…
SATAWU Reaction on Acts of Violence in the Road Freight Sector
The South Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) condemns the continued hijacking and burning of trucks in different parts of the country. The attack on the road freight industry has had detrimental effects on the South African economy and the livelihoods of the working-class. Mainstream discourse has linked these manifestations to acts of criminality and…
Update on Developments at the Port of Ngqura
This letter is written with reference to our previous statement issued on 02 October 2020. The statement raised concerns regarding the taxi violence that had erupted in the Port of Ngqura. The provision of transport services to employees was subsequently affected. The employer, on the other end, was adamant to violate the Basic Conditions of…
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ (๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ) ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) expresses concern regarding the inhumane conditions subjected to all Transnet workers located at the Port of Ngqura. The union understands that violent taxi/transport-related episodes are beyond the control of management and staff. Conditions of this nature, however, demands that management and organised labour work tirelessly in…
NOBC Declaration
NOBC Declaration
Passing of Comrade Johnson Gamede
Revolutionary Greetings, It is with great sadness that we share the news that the union has lost one of its founding members, Comrade Johnson Gamede. Comrade Gamede was the former General Secretary of SARHWU (South African Railway and Harbour Workers Union). He subsequently played a pivotal role in the merger between SARHWU, BLATU (Black Transnet…