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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
While we celebrate our achievements in Transformation of Social Relations, it is equally important for us to acknowledge the predominant levels of in-equality, unemployment and poverty. Statistics South Africa has reported an increased South African unemployment rate to 25.6 percent In the second quarter of 2013, “the highest rate in two years. Between the first…
