South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) salutes its members in the passenger bus sector for the strength of character displayed during the strike. The nationwide bus strike is SATAWU’s longest in recent memory and the union acknowledges the pressure members were under given the no work, no pay rule. Regardless of this, members…
Labour unions in the bus sector, SATAWU, TAWUSA, NUMSA, TOWU and TASWU, have accepted the latest wage offer by bus employers to end the lengthy national bus strike. The breakdown of the offer is as follows: • 9% across-the-board wage increase for the first year effective as of 01 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 •8%…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) has completed the third day of negotiations at the Road Accident Fund (RAF) with an undertaking to take the latest salary increase offer to members. SATAWU is at this point not disclosing the percentage as negotiations are at a sensitive stage. However, both parties agreed to labour…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) embarked on salary negotiations at the Road Accident Fund (RAF) today. SATAWU is the only union representing 1 250 out of the total 2 200 workers at RAF since NUMSA was derecognised early this month, after it was found to have attained its recognition status unduly. A…
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%…
