The Gautrain has come under scrutiny in the media for its rise in tariffs since its launch in 2010.
According to an analysis done by BusinessTech, a single trip on the Gautrain today is anywhere from 25% to 75% more […]
Commuter stabbed on Prasa train in fury about overcrowding
14 September 2017
A Commuter was stabbed yesterday morning in the left side of his buttocks after he jumped through an open window to get onto train 9510 at the Philippi Station on the notorious Central Line in the Western […]
UNTU MEMBERS WHO HAVE JOINED OTHER UNIONS
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to remind members whom have submitted stop order forms for rival union without resigning from UNTU, that their membership with our Union will be terminated by the Management Committee.
UNTU will […]
AREA COMMITTEE MEETING DATES 2017 (ROUND 2)
As stipulated below please find the dates for the Area Committee Meetings 2017(Round 2).
6 October 2017 Cape Town 10 October 2017 Kimberley 11 October 2017 Bloemfontein 16 October 2017 Johannesburg 17 October 2017 Pretoria 19 October 2017 Durban
Above […]
CCMA HAS HAD ENOUGH WITH WANNABE UNIONS ORGANISATIONAL RIGHTS ATTEMPTS
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) decided to refer all future wannabe Transnet Union disputes over organisational rights to its national office.
This decision comes after several of the CCMA’s regional offices have already made rulings against the […]
CONGRATULATIONS MELIKAYA, THIRD BEST IN THE WORLD
Melikaya Nonyukela, a member of the United National Transport Union (UNTU), who represented South Africa in the World Draughts Championship in the United States, made us proud by ending in third place at the end of the tournament.
With this […]
The Revolutionary Transport Union of South Africa (RETUSA) is currently embarking on a strike at some of Transnet’s depots where its membership of less than 3% is employed.
This strike comes after the Union that was established last year after […]
SATAWU PROVES THAT TRUTH IS TREASON IN THE EMPIRE OF LIES
The South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) is so desperate that this struggling minority union in the rail industry simply can’t help itself to resort to blatant lies to hide the fact that it once again had to […]
WOMEN SHOULD BE PROTECTED, NOT SLAPPED
It is under a dark cloud that South African’s celebrate Women’s Day tomorrow, 9 August, after the Deputy Minister of Higher Education Mduduzi Manana slapped a woman in Fourways in Johannesburg.
In a country where on average one out of […]
UNION COULD ATTACH TRAIN COACHES, OTHER ASSETS AFTER COURT RULING
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) now faces the risks of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) approaching the sheriff to attach train coaches and any other assets.
The Labour Court granted UNTU’s application in the Union’s favour […]
