The United National Transport Union (UNTU) questions the motives behind the decision of the Competition Commission to initiate an investigation against Transnet for “excessive pricing” and “exclusionary practices” in delivering port services.
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) is proud to announce that it has finally signed the collective agreement on pay progression (New Reward Progression) at the Transnet Bargaining Council. This agreement allows employees of Transnet to once again progress from […]
The attempt by Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) to try and use a backdoor to gain access to the Transport Bargaining Council was dismissed by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
Metrorail has once again failed to keep railway tracks in South Africa safe. Earlier this morning a pedestrian ignored the warning bell on the tracks and died after being hit by the train. Metrorail had to delay its service between […]
Please note that Sonja Carstens our newly appointed Media and Liaison Officer has created a UNTU Facebook page and a Twitter account for members to follow UNTU news.
This is part of the strategy to ensure members remain up dated […]
The lives of hundreds of thousands of passengers could be disrupted by a strike action due to a dispute between Bombela, the company that operates Gauteng’s viral Gautrain rail link, and the United National Transport Union (UNTU) is not amicably […]
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) welcomes the attempt of Mr. Collins Letsoalo, the newly appointed acting group CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), to resolve the dispute declared by the Union on behalf of its […]
When a person that is in the Transnet Retirement Fund “Risk Pool” passes away before reaching retirement age, such person is entitled to an “abridging” cover of three (3) months’ pay equivalent to the monthly pay received whilst in the […]
The case that sat on 8 June 2016 in the Labour Court held at Braamfontein was postponed by order of the Judge who was appointed to adjudicate the formal application for postponement brought by Bombela and which application we vehemently […]