1 The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) condemns the government’s efforts to privatise the country’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) with the contempt it deserves. In the month of March 2021, a memorandum of demand was handed to the Minister of Public Enterprise-Pravin Gordhan-citing our discontent on subservient conditions subjected to employees at SAA…
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…
South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is worried about the hands-off approach the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has adopted towards SA Express. The state-owned airline was placed under business rescue by an order of the High Court on 6 February, following an application by one of its creditors, Ziegler SA. Despite being…
