Autopax held a meeting with workers, unions and management on Monday to discuss the recent attacks on their buses. The meeting followed a tumultuous week during which workers embarked on a wildcat strike citing safety concerns after gunmen assaulted a driver and a woman sales consultant at Kokstad Station, KwaZulu-Natal on 22 September. The gunmen…
South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is calling for swift action from authorities after two Autopax drivers were shot at in Ixopo last night. Â The two Translux drivers were headed to Johannesburg from the Eastern Cape in separate buses with each carrying 56 passengers when they were shot at. One driver died…
South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) welcomes the removal of Nathi Khena as CEO of Autopax, the state-owned company that operates Translux and City-to-City buses. On Monday the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) announced temporary changes to its leadership and management core in an effort to stabilise the organisation and improve…
South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) members at state-owned Autopax, the company that operates Translux and City to City buses, have gone on a wildcat strike. Workers are unhappy they were not paid for Sunday work this month and are out of pocket. The company unilaterally changed the method of payment for Sunday…
