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Tag: Transnet

Home Posts Tagged "Transnet"

Update on Developments at the Port of Ngqura

October 19, 2020Vuyani ValashiyaNo commentsDepartment of Public Enterprises, Port of Ngqura, Pravin Gordhan, SATAWU, Transnet

This letter is written with reference to our previous statement issued on 02 October 2020. The statement raised concerns regarding the taxi violence that had erupted in the Port of Ngqura. The provision of transport services to employees was subsequently affected. The employer, on the other end, was adamant to violate the Basic Conditions of…

UNTU’s Circular dated 30 April 2020 and Transnet’s Recent Appointment of Four Executive Managers

May 2, 2020Vuyani ValashiyaNo commentsMinister of Transport-Fikile Mbalula, SATAWU, Transnet

Feedback on Transnet Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)-Covid 19

April 20, 2020Vuyani ValashiyaNo commentsCovid-19, OHS, Transnet

SATAWU Shocked at Attempts to Prevent Workers from Voting

May 7, 2019Zanele SabelaNo comments8 May public holiday, Autopax, national election, President Cyril Ramaphosa, SOEs, Transnet

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is aghast that state-owned companies Transnet and Autopax are preventing workers from voting in tomorrow’s national election. Starting yesterday morning, Transnet has released a flurry of letters all aimed at intimating workers from exercising their constitutional right. Reporting for work yesterday morning, workers at Transnet Freight Rail…

SATAWU Worried about Job Losses, Supports COSATU-led Strike

February 12, 2019Zanele SabelaNo commentscoal mining, Cosatu-led Strike, IRP, Prasa, retrenchments, Transnet

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) fully supports the COSATU-led strike against job losses. Its leaders will be in various provinces on Wednesday to demonstrate. SATAWU President Ntuthuzelo Mhlubulwana will be in the Eastern Cape where marches in Nelson Mandela Metro, Queenstown, Mthatha and King Williamstown are set to start at 9am. General…

SATAWU Calls on Transnet Board to Comply with Labour Court Ruling

October 22, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsBoard, Court of Equity, Group CEO Siyabonga Gama, Labour Court, Transnet

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) is horror-struck that the board of Transnet has defied a Labour Court order and fired Group CEO Siyabonga Gama. Yesterday the board notified Gama that his contract of employment was terminated via a letter. This is despite the Labour Court having ordered on Friday that the case…

SATAWU’s 4th National Elective Congress – a Rousing Success

September 17, 2018Zanele Sabela1 commentMetrorail, Prasa, SAA, SATAWU 4th National Elective Congress Declarations, SOEs, Transnet

Six hundred delegates of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) converged at the Midrand Conference Centre on 15 September, 2018 for its 4th Elective National Congress. The theme, discussion and direction of the National Congress was not only to elect new leaders but aimed to reclaim, renew and unite the organisation for…

This Week in Transport News – 8 June 2018

June 8, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsPrasa, SAA, Sibusiso Sithole, Siyabonga Gama, Transnet, Vuyani Jarana

Prasa Former eThekwini Municipal City Manager Sibusiso Sithole has been appointed Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) Group CEO. Sithole replaces Cromet Molepo who had been acting in the role since last December. Sithole has been given a year to turn the rail agency around as his contract expires in 12 months effective as of…

A Brief History of SATAWU on its 18th Anniversary

May 18, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsCosatu, Metrorail, Origins, SARHWU, SATAWU History, Security sector, TGWU, Transnet

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…

SATAWU Signs Transnet Multi-year Wage Agreement

April 12, 2018Zanele SabelaNo commentsTransnet, Transnet multi-year wage agreement, Transnet wage agreement 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2021

South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) signed a wage agreement at the Transnet Bargaining Council today. SATAWU held its ground and convinced management to up its offer to 7.1% across the board (ATB) for each of the three years of the agreement. Management had initially offered ATB of 6.5% for Year 1, 7.5%…

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