Organised Labour and Transnet’s top management are left with more questions than answers after the unexpected and politically driven announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa, that Government intends to establish Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) as an independent subsidiary of Transnet. […]
ORGANISED LABOUR RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO MAKE TRANSNET NATIONAL PORTS AUTHORITY (TNPA) AN INDEPENDENT SUBSIDIARY OF TRANSNET
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) and the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU), the only recognised Trade Unions in Transnet, are shocked and were caught off guard by the announcement made by President Cyril Ramaphosa, that Government […]
TRANSNET WAGES: UNTU BRANCHES GIVES OVERWELMING MANDATE TO REJECT WAGE INSULT
An outstanding response was received from the branches of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) in Transnet, to the Transnet wage mandate requested on the facilitator’s proposal of a 4% wage increase linked to mandatory membership of a medical aid, […]
JUDGEMENT RESERVED ON UNTU’s URGENT COURT APPLICATION AGAINST PRASA ON WAGE INCREASE
Judgement was reserved this morning during the virtual Labour Court in Johannesburg in the urgent application brought by the United National Transport Union (UNTU) against the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) to force it to adhere to a […]
RELOCATION OF THE TNPA HEAD OFFICES TO PORT OF NGQURA
The consultation process between Labour and Management on the relocation of TNPA HQ to Port of Ngqura continued 03 June 2021 via Microsoft Teams.
The meeting happened just after the CE ‘meet and greet’ with employees concerns that emanated […]
NOTICE: ACTING GENERAL SECRETARY
This serves to advise that General Secretary Steve Harris will be on leave with effect from Monday, 7 June 2021 – Friday, 11 June 2021.
Deputy General Secretary John Pereira will act as General Secretary in his absence.
He can […]
UPDATE: TRANSNET WAGE NEGOTIATIONS (2021) – CONCILIATION – FACILITATOR TRYING TO AVERT COMPLETE STANDSTILL OF GOODS AND COMMODITIES
Meshack Ravuku, the facilitator in the ongoing wage dispute between Transnet and the United National Transport Union (UNTU), wants to try to avert a strike in Transnet, the largest and most crucial part of the freight logistics chain that delivers […]
UNTU TAKING PRASA TO COURT OVER NON-PAYMENT OF 5% WAGE INCREASE 2021
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) instructed its legal team to file an urgent application against the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) in the Labour Court, to compel the state-owned enterprise (SOE) to pay the 5% wage increase […]
UNTU WISHES ITS PRESIDENT A SPEEDY RECOVERY
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to appeal to its members to keep Hendrik Fourie, President of the Union, in their prayers and wish him a speedy recovery.
The President was admitted to hospital on Sunday with a […]
UPDATE: TRANSNET WAGE NEGOTIATIONS (2021) – CONCILIATION – TRANSNET HEADING FOR A REPEAT OF THE 2010 THREE WEEK STRIKE
Transnet, the largest and most crucial part of the freight logistics chain that delivers goods to each South African, is heading for a repeat of the three-week-long strike it had in 2010.
If the United National Transport Union (UNTU) and […]
