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𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐖𝐔 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐔𝐌 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲- 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐳𝐢

December 26, 2020Vuyani ValashiyaNo commentsCosatu, DAVID Sipunzi, Marikana, National Union Of Mine Workers, NUM, SATAWU, Tripartite Alliance

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) mourns the passing away of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) General Secretary-Comrade Kolekile David Sipunzi-on 25 December 2020. We further extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and his working-class constituency. Exploited at the point of production at Harmony, on one hand, and oppressed…

WATCH: SATAWU Marches on Airlink

February 28, 2020Zanele SabelaNo commentsNelson Lamityi, SATAWU marches on Airlink, worker victimisation

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Private Security Council Verification & Levy Agreement

January 31, 2020Zanele Sabela19 commentsDepartment of Labour (DOL), National Bargaining Council for Private Security Industry (NBCPSS), private security sector, Private security wage agreement

Department of Labour (DOL) has issued a verification determination valid for a period of two years. This determination confirms that the National Bargaining Council for Private Security Industry (NBCPSS) is sufficiently representative of the security industry and it therefore shall allow the council to extend any collective agreement concluded under its auspices. The council currently…

Farewell Comrade Tabudi Abner ‘Mthaka’ Ramakgolo

November 4, 2019Zanele Sabela1 comment

SATAWU’s National Sector Coordinator for Road Freight Tabudi Abner Ramakgolo was laid to rest in Mankwe, Limpopo on 2 November. Ramakgolo passed on 22 October after having been ill. His SATAWU comrades came a long way to bid him farewell. Among those who were present was his life-long mentor and friend Kwa-Zulu Natal Acting Secretary,…

Private Security 2019 Wage Demands

July 4, 2019Zanele Sabela13 commentsPrivate Security wage demands 2019, SD6

Below are the demands submitted to private security employers on 27 June: *Three-year agreement Grade Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 A R8 500 15% 20% B R8000 20% 20% C R7500 + Grade C premium of R300 25% + Grade C premium of R200 Phase out Grade C and incorporate it to B. Employees…

Security Sector Unions Lament Labour Department’s Failure to Act

September 6, 2018Zanele Sabela1 commentLabour Department, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant, Security Association of South Africa (SASA) and the Chamber of South African Private Security (COSAPS)., Security sector wage increase, South African National Security Employers' Association (SANSEA)

Labour unions in the security industry are frustrated by government’s failure to promulgate the private security wage increase agreement, leaving almost half a million workers without a wage increase. All 22 unions and employer associations in the private security industry signed a 6.7% wage increase agreement on 27 July. The agreement was forwarded to the…

Clarification On Security Wage Increase

August 30, 2018Zanele Sabela1 commentNational Minimum Wage, Private Security Sector National Bargaining Council, Security sector wage increase

There appears to be a lot of confusion concerning the wage increase that is supposed to take effect in the Security sector on 1 September 2018. On 27 July labour unions in the sector signed a 6.7% across the board wage increase for the period 1 September 2018 to 30 August 2018. 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…

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 wins victory for workers

November 3, 2016SATAWUNo comments

South African Transport & Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) has once again been victorious in advancing and championing the interests of the working class. The revolutionary union has successfully used its influence to ensure the 2016 National Bargaining Council for Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI) Wage Agreement is extended to non-parties for the remaining two…

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