Judge Portia Nkituta-Nkontwana today dismissed the urgent application of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) to force the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to implement the wage agreement, because she believes there would be no “harm” if speedy […]
SHOSHOLOZA MEYL: STAFF AND COMMUTERS LEFT STRANDED WITH DRY TAPS
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) is furious with the inability of Mainline Passenger Services (MLPS), the operator of the long distance Shosholoza Meyl train, to have a contingency plan in place when the trains are delayed.
Last night Train […]
LABOUR MINISTER UNDERTAKES TO RESPOND TO UNTU ABOUT THRESHOLD REVIEW
Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi undertook to respond to Steve Harris, General Secretary of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) as to when the threshold of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) will be adjusted.
Harris reminded […]
UNTU WELCOMES CAPE TOWN ORGANISER TEMBILE MGQOLOZANA AS OUR NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY
The National Executive Council of UNTU informed Mgqolozana during a virtual meeting, that according to the interview panellists he was the best candidate for the job and that he truly excelled during the interview process and it was therefore unanimously […]
PRASA: (2020-2023) WAGE INCREASE AND BACK PAY
IMPORTANT UPDATE Annual Salary Increase and Back Pay
PRASA: (2020-2023) WAGE INCREASE AND BACK PAY
The following communique (see attached) was received from the office of the Acting Group CEO PRASA Corporate.
Executive Manager, Adv. D Le Roux, confirmed in […]
UNTU WELCOMES & CONGRATULATES NEWLY APPOINTED ORGANISER FOR GAUTENG
It is with great pleasure that the United National Transport Union announce and congratulate Sakhile Mthethwa from Richards Bay on his appointment by UNTU’s Management Committee as the Union’s Organiser for Gauteng.
He originates from KwaZulu Natal. A son of […]
JUDGEMENT RESERVED IN UNTU’s URGENT APPLICATION TO FORCE PRASA TO PAY
Judge Nkituta-Nkontwana today reserved judgement in the Labour Court in Johannesburg in the urgent application the United National Transport Union (UNTU) brought against the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to force it to implement the wage agreement signed […]
TRANSNET EXECUTIVES BACKS OUT OF COURT FIGHT WITH UNTU
Michelle Phillips, chief executive officer (CEO) of Transnet Pipelines and former acting chief executive officer of Transnet Port Terminals, has mud on her face after she tried to silence the United National Transport Union (UNTU) with an interdict in the […]
UNTU REFERS THE NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRASA WAGE AGREEMENT TO THE LABOUR COURT.
The case no: – J136720 was lodged today on an urgent basis at the Labour Court and has been set down for Friday 27 November 2020 at 10H00.
UNTU took this serious step in the best interest of its members […]
ARTICLE: ACCESSING RETIREMENT SAVINGS
Issue 7 of 2020 – Accessing retirement savings to alleviate the impact of lockdown regulations
Dear UNTU Members,
Attached for your information. please find a very topical and interesting article from Momentum consultants & actuaries regarding accessing retirement. […]
