Bus Industry Strike Inevitable During Covid-19 Lockdown
Bus industry wage negotiations between South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) along with other two unions, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and Transport and Allied Workers Union of South Africa (TAWUSA) and two employer organisations (Commuter Bus Employers Organisation and South African Bus Employers Association) collapsed thus exposing the ailing…
SATAWU Position on the Opening of Land Ports of Entry
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) expresses concern with the planned reopening of land ports of entry on 15 February 2021. Although we agree with revitalising the economy through the opening border posts, we, however, believe that the latter process should in the meantime be halted. By delaying the opening of ports…
Resuscitating the National Airline
SAA outstanding payout to the employees and progressive move on the restructuring processes directed on resuscitating the National Airline, SAA. The South African Transport & Allied Workers Union is extremely worried about the legal battles between some Unions and SAA BRPs and DPE, a case that its determination will be based on the reserved judgement…
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…
SATAWU members are subjected to Abuse by PRASA Executive Management for Unknown Reasons๏ปฟ
19 November 2020 SATAWU (South African Transport and Allied Workers Union) members at PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) have been subjected to all forms of abuse and harassment in the last four weeks. The PRASA EXCO had been wishy-washy on how and when the back pay from 01 April 2020, as well as…
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 ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฅ
We have learnt that PRASA is adopting an antagonistic approach coupled with blackmail, smearing campaign and the old tactic of divide and rule against SATAWU and its members. This is from a background where parties entered into intensive Salary Negotiations as from 03 – 06 August 2020 after consolidation with their counterparts UNTU. ย During…
Update on Developments at the Port of Ngqura
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…