Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, after almost two (2) months failed 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) […]
FOUR #UNTU MEMBERS DIED IN ACCIDENT
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to extend our sincerest condolences to the families, loved ones and colleagues of four UNTU members employed by Mainline Passenger Services (MLPS), known as Shosholoza Meyl, who died in a vehicle accident […]
COVID-19: #UNTU IS DEEPLY SADDENED ABOUT THE LOSS OF ITS MEMBERS
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to extend our sincerest condolences to each UNTU member, their families and loved ones who have lost a beautiful soul to the deadly Covid-19 pandemic which has claimed the lives of more […]
JUDGE BELIEVES PAYOUT OF PRASA’s WAGES IS NOT AN URGENT ISSUE
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PRASA: (2020-2023) WAGE INCREASE AND BACK PAY
It is with great concern that UNTU became aware of an email that was sent on 5 November 2020 by Mr R Mahlabana, Human Capital, PRASA Rail, instructing all Human Resource Offices to stop the pay out of the back […]
AGAINST ALL ODD’s PRASA REOPENED THE MBOPANE RAILWAY LINE
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to congratulate each and every employee of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) who worked around the clock to pull off the unthinkable – reopening the Mabopane Railway Line on […]
