South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) calls on government to arrest the ongoing chaos in the trucking industry and put an end to the unnecessary loss of life. Dozens of trucks have been attacked and torched mostly on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal in the last year. Some industry players estimate the number of…
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has finally promulgated the agreement signed by unions and employer associations in the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry. The agreement was signed last September and will become effective as of 25 March 2019 to 28 February 2022. The agreement will see employees receive the following across…
Protest action and a blockade closed two major national routes – the N3 toll route between Durban and Johannesburg at Van Reenen’s pass, and the N2 in the Southern Cape on Wednesday. It is suspected that the blockade was caused by truck drivers, apparently protesting against the employment of foreign drivers. The protest action in…
