The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) acknowledges the Draft National Labour Migration Policy and Employment Services Amendment Bill issued by the Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL) on 28 February 2022. Although the Ministry of Labour has granted interested parties 90 days to make written submissions on the said Amendment Bill, efforts…
The South Africa Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) welcomes the decision by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Board of Management (BoM) to place the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO)-Mr Zolani Matthews- on precautionary suspension. Although the details and/or allegations that informed the precautionary suspension were not detailed in the statement issued…
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) welcomes the long-awaited outcomes of the investigation report conducted by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) regarding section 13B Administrator (Salt Employee Benefits Pty Ltd) and its relationship with the Board of Trustees at the Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF). The investigations covered the period…
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) has critically observed the countryโs current state of affairs from a vantage point of concern, intrigue and curiosity. Without applying a narrow blanket approach to condemn the choreography of collective and countervailing action in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, we can unearth a range of factors that have…
The South African Transport and Allied Workersโ Union (SATAWU) refutes the notion that the R2.7 billion allocated for South African Airways (SAA) subsidiaries should be suspended and/or stopped. Although the union acknowledges OUTAs (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse) counter perspectives, we strongly believe that these funds are meant to mitigate the negative socio-economic and structural conditions…
Bus industry wage negotiations between South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) along with other two unions, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and Transport and Allied Workers Union of South Africa (TAWUSA) and two employer organisations (Commuter Bus Employers Organisation and South African Bus Employers Association) collapsed thus exposing the ailing…
