๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ- ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง๐ณ๐ข
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) mourns the passing away of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) General Secretary-Comrade Kolekile David Sipunzi-on 25 December 2020. We further extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and his working-class constituency. Exploited at the point of production at Harmony, on one hand, and oppressed…
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ-๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) notes with disappointment the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) delivered by the Minister of Finance (Tito Mboweni) on 28 October 2020. The proposed market prescriptions aimed at mitigating the economic and social crisis will fail to bring lasting solutions to the working-class. Though the economy is…
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ (๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ) ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) expresses concern regarding the inhumane conditions subjected to all Transnet workers located at the Port of Ngqura. The union understands that violent taxi/transport-related episodes are beyond the control of management and staff. Conditions of this nature, however, demands that management and organised labour work tirelessly in…
SATAWU response to Media Questions
1. Can SAA be rescued? What are your plans for the SAA? The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is unequivocal on the fact that South African Airways (SAA) can be saved. On 23 April 2020, the union issued a statement clarifying that the problem with SAA and other struggling SOEs (State Owned…
Covid 19 and the Necessity for Socio-Economic Reorganisation
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known as Lenin best describes the current social, economic, health and climate crisis as capitalism a โhorror without endโ. The Corona virus has accelerated, intensified and exposed class antagonisms associated with the capitalist mode of production. General productive activities, labour relations, the mobility of people and goods have been halted with…
SATAWU Celebrates As Its Leaders Are Sworn In
South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is ululating as two of our own take their place within the National Council of Provinces and the North West Legislature. SATAWU former Deputy President, Robert Mashego, is set to be sworn in as Member of NCOP today while former North West Provincial Secretary, Job Dliso, was…
SATAWU Sends Condolences to Ethiopian Airlines Trade Union
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU), an affiliate of the Congress of the South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), has sent its heartfelt condolences to its sister union, the Ethiopian Airlines Basic Trade Union, following the death of 149 passengers and eight crew members in a…
A Brief History of SATAWU on its 18th Anniversary
Eighteen years, on 18 โ 20 May 2000, SATAWUโs 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 103ย 000. The historic merger was implemented in terms…