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 […]
CONSULTATIONS ON PRASA VOLUNTARY SEVERANCE PACKAGES (VSP) JUST STARTED
Over the past two weeks, the United National Transport Union (UNTU) has been inundated with phone calls and e-mails from employees of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) about the voluntary severance packages their Employer plans to offer. […]
CATCH #UNTU ON NEWZROOM AFRIKA CHANNEL 405 ON 8 MAY 2020 AT 10:00
Members of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) are invited to watch Ms. Sonja Carstens, Deputy-General Secretary of the Union, talking about the voluntary severance packages the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) plans to offer its non-critical employees […]
EARLY DAYS FOR VOLUNTARY SEVERANCE PACKAGES AT PRASA
A Plan of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to offer employees a non-critical grades voluntary severance packages (VSP) depending on the national treasury granting them a budget to implement this initiative to cut back on its annual […]
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 […]
FEEDBACK: BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN LABOUR AND MANAGEMENT HELD ON 29 APRIL 2020 FROM 09H00-11H45
RETURN TO WORK ▪ A presentation was made to Labour that 30% of the Operational Staff will return to work on Monday,04 May 2020. ▪ There will be limited transport services in Cape Town, Eastern Cape and Gauteng. ▪ Kwa-Zulu […]
UNTU THANKS THE KLIPTOWN COMMUNITY
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to thank the Kliptown Community Members who’s tip off to the South African Police Service (SAPS) resulted in two cable thieves being caught red handed while vandalizing the infrastructure of the Passenger […]
PRASA BILATERAL MEETING HELD ON 20 APRIL 2020 FROM 16H30 T0 17H50 VIA ZOOM
The bilateral was held on 20 April 2020. The meeting was Chaired by Executive Employee Relations Manager, Adv. Des le Roux, Ranti Mahlabana Chief Executive Officer of PRASA Rail and all Regional Managers and Employee Relations Managers as well as […]
UNTU IMPROVES ITS BENEFITS FOR WOMEN
From 1 March 2020 the United National Transport Union (#UNTU) maternity benefit for female members who has been a member of the Union for at least a year, has been increased to R1 800.
Rules and regulations: No exceptions will […]
UNTU LAY FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST PRASA WITH THE MINISTER OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR FOR ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF EMPLOYEES BY NOT PROVIDING PPE’S
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) laid a formal complaint against the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) with Mr Thulas Nxesi, Minister of Employment and Labour, today for not adhering to Government regulations by providing employees with the […]
