The Leadership of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) today held a virtual meeting with representatives of Transnet Group to discuss areas of concern in combatting the spreading of the global COVID-19 pandemic under the COVID-19 Level 4 Lockdown Regulations. […]
UNTU WARNS TRANSPORT MINISTER AND PRASA ADMINISTRATOR TO STOP UNLAWFUL ACTIONS, TOTAL DISREGARD FOR LABOUR LEGISLATION AND BLATANT DISRESPECT TOWARDS LABOUR AND PRASA’s COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS, OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES
The Leadership of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) has reached the end of the road with Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula ignoring our repeated requests for his urgent intervention to call the Administrator he appointed at the Passenger Rail Agency […]
ACCESS TO THE CCMA DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
The following Directives will apply with effect from 11 May 2020 until CCMA operations may be normalized and the restrictions set out in the Regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 provide […]
SEVERAL LAWS PREVENT TRANSNET RETIREMENT FUND FROM ALLOWING LOANS
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) has explored several suggestions from its members after requests from its members to approach the Transnet Retirement Fund (TRF) to allow contributing members to make loans against their pension fund reserves.
In UNTU’s previous […]
ADMINISTRATOR IMPLEMENTS ANNUAL LEAVE DECISION IN BAD FAITH DESPITE OBJECTIONS
Bongisizwe Mpondo, Administrator of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is forcing employees of the state owned enterprise (SOE) who are for whatever reason unable to work since the extension of the national Lockdown on 17 April 2020, […]
FEEDBACK: MEETING BETWEEN LABOUR AND MANAGEMENT HELD VIA MICROSOFT TEAM ON 4/5/2020 FROM 14H00-15H40: UNTU AND TRANSNET CONSULTATION WAY FORWARD: LEVEL 4
The Leadership of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) today held a virtual meeting with representatives of Transnet Group to discuss areas of concern with more Transnet employees reporting for work under the COVID-19 Level 4 Lockdown Regulations.
DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS […]
FEEDBACK: BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN LABOUR AND MANAGEMENT HELD ON 1 MAY 2020 VIA ZOOM – FROM 13H00 + 15H30 to 16H30 (Continuation)
CHANGES SINCE THE LAST MEETING
Return to work was at Level 4 Lockdown, and now has been placed on hold after Minister Mbalula’s announcement today at 14h00 That no Metro Trains will operate until Level 3 Lockdown is announced. Measures […]
UNTU WILL NOT ALLOW ANOTHER TRANSNET BROOM TO SWEEP CLEAN
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) demands an urgent virtual meeting with Dr Popo Molefe, Chairman of the Transnet Board, after Transnet Group Executive, Portia Derby, appointed yet another four outsiders to the Executive Committee of Transnet.
To date Derby […]
TRANSNET EMPLOYEES CANNOT “LOAN” RETIREMENT FUND MONEY TO PAY DEBT
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) took note of the misleading notice for a so-called “Pension Fund Loan Proposal” that has been circulated to members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) to indicate if they support […]
UNTU’S DEDICATES WORKERS DAY 1 MAY 2020 TO OUR ESSENTIAL SERVICES MEMBERS
The Leadership of United National Transport Union (UNTU) dedicates this year’s celebrations of WORKERS DAY to all those employees who sacrificed their safety and that of their loved ones in what is our greatest challenge as a democratic country to […]
