The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) acknowledges the move by Transnet to institute the process of granting Voluntary Severance Packages (VSPs) to employees. On 01 of July 2021, recognised unions signed a one-year salary agreement for April 2021 to March 2022. The agreement placed a moratorium on retrenchments. There was no moratorium…
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…
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…
