The Executive Council of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) has decided to give a UNTU branded cloth facial mask to all of its members instead of a UNTU-T-shirt after 80% of the more than a thousand members whom responded […]
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UNTU WELCOMES THE CCMA’S HELP TO TRY AND END THE #GAUTRAINSTRIKE
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) welcomes and accepts the invitation of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to try and resolve the #GautrainStrike entering its fifth day today.
While #UNTU members and their families are suffering without […]
#GAUTRAIN COMMUTERS: PLEASE #BOYCOTTGAUTRAIN
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to appeal to commuters to boycott the Gautrain and support its friendly employees who are entering their fourth day of no pay on 2 August 2018 as they continue with the #GautrainStrike. […]
GAUTRAIN EMPLOYEES TO STRIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT WAGES
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) will today give Bombela, operator of the Gautrain, 48-hour notice that our members will embark on a protected strike from Monday, 30 July 2018 over wages.
This comes after the majority of UNTU members […]
BOMBELA REQUESTS URGENT MEETING WITH #UNTU
The Bombela Operating Company (BOC) requested an urgent meeting with the Secretariat of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) in an attempt to prevent a strike of operational employees of the Gautrain.
The request to meet with UNTU Acting General […]
UNTU DECLARES WAGE DISPUTE AGAINST BOMBELA
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) today declared a dispute at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) against Bombela, the Operator of the Gautrain, after wage negotiations reached a deadlock yesterday.
Bombela refused to move from its offer […]
GAUTRAIN STATION MANAGER REINSTATED AFTER HE WAS FIRED OVER “ASSAULT”
It is no longer acceptable to fire employees working for Bombela, the Operator of the Gautrain, if they defend themselves against commuters who misbehave and physically and verbally abuse them.
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) welcomes the recent judgement […]
BOMBELA’S ATTEMPTS TO FRUSTRATE UNTU’S CLAIM, DISMISSED IN LABOUR COURT
Bombela, the operator of the Gautrain, got mud on its face for a second time within weeks in the Labour Court in Johannesburg, when Judge Edwin Tlhotlhalemaje ruled in favour of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) in a technical […]
Gautrain tariffs justified in its service delivery
The Gautrain has come under scrutiny in the media for its rise in tariffs since its launch in 2010.
According to an analysis done by BusinessTech, a single trip on the Gautrain today is anywhere from 25% to 75% more […]