The United National Transport Union (UNTU) will adhere to the instruction given by President Cyril Ramaphosa and will lockdown its offices nationwide for 21 days but will continue to assist members 24/7.
Hendrik Fourie, President of UNTU, says the Union […]
It is confirmed that “Essential Services” will be working in this time. “Essential Services” in PRASA is “Protection Services”. All other grades are not classified as “Essential Services”.
Therefore no one will be allowed to work, depending on the determination […]
After President Ramaphosa’s broadcast, we believe that all of us realized how serious this COVID-19 pandemic truly is.
This being the first time in our democratic history, that a total “shutdown” has been called, we are still not really certain […]
Complaints have been streaming in from members of the United National Transport Union (UNTU)) about the total lack of or inadequate implementation of measures to combat the spreading of COVID-19 at the operational levels of Transnet and the Passenger Rail […]
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Human Rights Day is a national day that is commemorated annually on 21 March to remind South Africans about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy in South Africa.
Human Rights Day in South […]
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) calls on Government to take legal action against MSC Cruises in South Africa, after they blatantly misled passengers on the MSC Orchestra departing on Monday 16 March 2020 from the Port of Durban for […]
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) cautioned Transnet Corporate that there has been very little compliance with the state-owned enterprise (SOE) comprehensive plan to combat the spreading of the COVID-19 global pandemic at operation level where it is the most […]
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) call on Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to suspend the train services of Metrorail, South Africa’s urban commuter train, to combat the spreading of COVID-19. The suspension of the train services until 14 April 2020 […]
State-owned enterprises Transnet and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) have not yet responded with operational plans to protect their staff working on operational levels, at depots or serving the public at stations from the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The […]
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) asked Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to dissolve the Board of Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) with immediate effect. Steve Harris, General Secretary of UNTU, says the Union is deeply concerned about the ongoing breaches of […]
