13 January 2017
The South African Police Service (SAPS) does not consider the senseless attacks on train crews and the vandalism of train coaches enough of a priority to keep separate statistics of these incidents.
This became clear after the […]
UNTU MEMBER PASSED AWAY IN ACCIDENT ON DUTY
12 January 2017
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to extend our sincerest condolences to the family and loved ones of Mr. Chris Sauer, a Safety Officer of Transnet Engineering in Bellville, who passed away after a […]
HOW MANY MORE UNTU MEMBERS MUST DIE
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) is extremely disappointed in the attitude of the South African Police Service (SAPS) that they only need to protect commuters on train stations and railway lines against criminals, but not the train crews of […]
PRASA OBJECTS TO UNTU’s DISPUTE ON MEDICAL BROKERS
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) could not hear the United National Transport Union (UNTU) at the conciliation on dispute about its member’s choice of affordable medical aid after the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) objected. […]
WINNERS OF THE FESTIVE SEASON RECRUITMENT COMPETITION
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to congratulate James Cooper of Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in Cape Town in the Western Cape as the overall winner of the UNTU recruitment drive from 27 October 2016 until 9 December […]
DONT GET CARRIED AWAY BY THE FESTIVE SEASON
UNTU members please don’t get carried away this Festive Season. Drinking alcohol on duty, whether you are drunk or not, it will constitute misconduct that can lead to dismissal.
In terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act employers are […]
UNION WELCOMES RAIL SAFETY CAMPAIGN BY POLICE
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) welcomes the fact that the South African Police Service (SAPS) finally had a wake-up-call and decided to implement pro-active plans to combat crime on railway stations and trains.
The SAPS announced yesterday, that it […]
DEPUTY-PRESIDENT CALLED UPON TO PREVENT THE COLLAPSE OF PRASA
The Federation of Union of South Africa (FEDUSA) and its affiliate, the United National Transport Union (UNTU) briefed Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa last night at NEDLAC on the collapse of the systems and operational functionality in PRASA and requested for […]
PRASA COULD FACE ANOTHER NEGLIGENCE CLAIM FOR BREACHING CONCOURT ORDER
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) continues to open itself up to massive civil claims by not adhering to a Constitutional Court judgement that the passenger railway operator has a constitutional obligation to protect passengers form harm.
An […]
GAUTRAIN SHOULD UTILIZE TRANSNET’S RESOURCES TO MANUFACTURE 12 NEW TRAINS
The National Treasury should step in and ensure that one state owned enterprise gives preference to the services of another state-owned enterprise (SOE) to help one another during the current global economic slowdown.
Steve Harris, General Secretary of the United […]
