The United National Transport Union (UNTU) will not take any blame that might occur to hundreds of thousands of passengers should its members decide to use its constitutional rights in terms of the Labour Relations Act and proceed with a […]
PRESS RELEASE: TRANSNET
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.
Mr. Steve Harris, General Secretary of UNTU, […]
PRESS RELEASE: TRANSNET
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 […]
PRESS RELEASE: CCMA
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).
AMCU wanted the CCMA to […]
PRESS STATEMENT: METRORAIL
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 […]
PRESS STATEMENT: BOMBELA
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 […]
PRESS STATEMENT: PRASA
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 […]
INADEQUATE POLICING THE PROBLEM
“The rail violence in the Western Cape and Gauteng is a serious issue that is endangering the safety of commuters and rail workers and negatively affecting the jobs and incomes of millions of workers, not to mention the harm it […]
RAIL UNION POISED TO STRIKE
The CCMA has granted the United National Transport Union (UNTU), and SATAWU, permission to strike. The Union has notified the Employer PRASA that it intends to start its strike at 00h01 on 4 April 2016. The strike will cause massive […]
