SATAWU’s National Road Freight Coordinator Tabudi Ramakgolo took part in a discussion about working conditions in the trucking industry on SAFM’s Forum@8 with Sakina Kamwendo on 9 May. Also joining him on the panel were Jaco Swart of employer association, NEASA, and Ernest Buthelezi, Gauteng Regional Manager Road Freight Bargaining Council. Truck drivers aired their…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) will once again embark on a national roadshow to consult members at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on whether to accept the latest salary increase offer. At an off the record meeting on Wednesday, Prasa made a final revised offer to labour to be…
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) welcomes the dissolution of the board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). SATAWU objected to its installation from the onset, questioning its ability to advance the developmental agenda of the agency and to identify with challenges of the ordinary people who patronise Prasa’s services…
Durban – A dispute over claims of religious discrimination between a group of employees and management at a road freight company has had a bitter ending. Time Freight CEO Etienne van Ravesteyn on Thursday confirmed that a number of employees had been dismissed following what the company believed was an illegal and unprotected strike. On…
The sector is focuses on the two established Passenger Rail organisations i.e Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and Gautrain. Both are State Owned Entities (SOEs) although Gautrain only operates in the Gauteng Province while PRASA has a national footprint. Gautrain employees are members of a different union, a situation that hampers the establishment…
