Satawu
Satawu: Truck industry employers underpaying foreigners, dodging labour laws
Violence in the freight sector has escalated, with about 30 trucks torched in the past week in different parts of the country.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has launched the new plan, which includes a partnership with the police, state security and justice departments.
EWN has seen the communique to the company’s employees stating that some workers should take retrospective annual leave for the lockdown period from 17-30 April.
Eyewitness News has seen a communique to the company’s employees, which indicates that some workers must take annual leave for the lockdown period from 17 until 30 April.
In its plan, Satawu, which represents workers at SAA Technical, proposes that the airline should explore equity partnerships, which must include employee cooperatives.
The company, which is owned by the Prasa, only managed to pay employees a quarter of their salaries last month.
The regional airline was placed on business rescue earlier this month, after one of its creditors took the state-owned entity to court.
Bus drivers were only notified on Friday that they’d receive 50% of their wages on Monday.
Workers affiliated to Satawu say they will report for duty on Monday, but then union says management has assured them bonuses will be paid.
Satawu's Zanele Sabela said the union hoped to sit down with the Mpondo to share their concerns about Prasa and help return the company to stability.
The airline announced that it intends to retrench 945 workers but Satawu said it was not notified.
They've approached the Labour Court in Johannesburg to seek an interdict to stop SAA's planned retrenchments.
The state-owned company has begun Section 189 consultations with labour as part of its turnaround strategy.
Trucks have been attacked and torched on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal in the past year resulting in the deaths of 213 people.
Dozens of trucks have been attacked and torched on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal in the past year, resulting in the deaths of over 200 people, including drivers.
If Thursday's strike goes ahead, it would have a devastating impact on the economy as the Transnet National Ports Authority controls and operates all eight commercial seaports along the country’s coastline.
Innovative Staffing Solutions says the drivers were sacked because their actions violated the code of ethics.
The party has been thrust into the spotlight since it emerged that the brother of its deputy chairperson, Floyd Shivambu, received R16 million from the embattled bank.
Last week, the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) served Prasa with a notice of intention to suspend its operating permit.