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Satawu strike

Satawu puts planned port strike on hold for now

By Mia Lindeque

The union was challenging the salary disparity between white and black workers.

  • Commuters at a bus terminal in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town queue for taxis due to a bus strike on 18 April 2018. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    Further talks planned in bid to end national bus strike

    Unions have made a counter-demand of a 9% wage increase for the first year and 8% in 2019.

    1562 days ago
  • FILE: Long queues seen at a Mitchells Plain bus terminal in Cape Town on 18 April 2018 as commuters waited for alternative transport to get them to work amid a nationwide bus strike. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    Talks to end national bus strike deadlock again

    Satawu's Zanele Sabela says that employers are negotiating in bad faith.

    1568 days ago
  • FILE: Commuters queue at the Bellville taxi rank on 18 April 2018. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/EWN

    Bus strike: Unions to meet on Monday to chart way forward

    Negotiations between bus companies and drivers deadlocked yet again last week.

    1572 days ago
  • FILE: Golden Arrow buses parked at the Cape Town bus terminal. Pictures: Bertram Malgas/Eyewitness News.

    Satawu calls for patience as wage talks continue

    The bus strike today enters its third week after negotiations deadlocked with employers last week. Satawu's Zanele Sabela says talks are expected to resume this morning.

    1572 days ago
  • Many commuters were left stranded as a national bus strike got underway on 18 April 2018. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/EWN

    Talks to end national bus strike to continue

    Workers from almost 50 bus companies across the country have embarked on a strike, demanding a 9.5% salary increase in the first year and 9% hike in the second year.

    1578 days ago
  • Golden Arrow buses parked at the Cape Town bus terminal as drivers strike for better wages. Pictures: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    Satawu urges bus drivers to intensify strike

    The nationwide bus strike looks set to continue this week as both parties have failed to reach an agreement.

    1579 days ago
  • FILE: Long queues could be seen at a Mitchells Plain bus terminal in Cape Town on 18 April 2018 as commuters waited for alternative transport to get them to work amid a nationwide bus strike. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    #Busstrike: Commuters urged to find alternative transport on Monday

    The nationwide bus strike which started last Wednesday, has left thousands of commuters scrabbling for alternative means to travel.

    1580 days ago
  • Commuters queue for taxis in Mitchells Plain on day one of the bus drivers strike on 18 April 2018. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    Nation-wide bus strike set to continue as parties reach impasse

    Commuters should brace themselves for more delays as there's still no end in sight for the national bus strike.

    1580 days ago
  • FILE: Many commuters were left stranded as a national bus strike got underway on 18 April 2018. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/EWN

    Satawu calls on govt to intervene to end bus strike

    The nationwide bus strike which started earlier this week, left hundreds of thousand commuters scrabbling for alternative means to travel.

    1581 days ago
  • Commuters at a bus terminal in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town queue for taxis due to a bus strike on 18 April 2018. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    Taxi drivers hope to score as bus strike kicks in

    Taxis have now taken over the routes, with several commuters seen now jumping into taxis as alternative transport.

    1584 days ago
  • Satawu members strike in Parktown on 7 May 2013. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Looming bus strike over wage negotiations

    After the latest round of talks the companies are offering 7% increase but the unions want a double digit hike with added benefits.

    1976 days ago
  • FILE: Metrorail commuters wait on trains at Philippi station on 20 April 2016. Picture: Xolani Koyana/EWN.

    Over 130 Satawu-affiliated Metrorail workers sacked

    Metrorail in the Western Cape says workers who have been dismissed will not be allowed to return to work.

    2275 days ago
  • FILE: Rail commuters wait on a platform at Mutual Station in Cape Town. Picture: Aletta Harrison/EWN.

    Metrorail pleased with court order over Satawu's illegal strike

    The rail operator last month obtained an urgent interdict to declare a Satawu-led strike illegal.

    2289 days ago
  • FILE. The transport union called the indefinite strike over issues relating to outsourcing, among other things. Picture: Primedia.

    Satawu suspends Metrorail strike after failing to overturn interdict

    Striking Metrorail workers have promised to return to their posts today following an illegal strike yesterday.

    2324 days ago
  • Metrorail workers affiliated with Satawu strike in Cape Town on 7 April 2016. Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN.

    Satawu to seek legal advice after Metrorail strike interdicted

    Metrorail workers are striking in Cape Town over grievances relating to outsourcing & other issues.

    2325 days ago
  • Metrorail commuters were crammed onto a train travelling to Cape Town on 7 April 2016. Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN.

    Metrorail commuters consider alternatives, strike looms

    Commuters were crammed onto a train travelling from Wellington to Cape Town this morning.

    2325 days ago
  • FILE. The industrial action is being led by the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu). Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    Metrorail workers to strike in CT today

    The industrial action relates to train delays, employment contracts & outsourcing.

    2325 days ago
  • Cape Town train station. Picture: Chad Roberts/Primedia

    What's happening at Metrorail in the Cape?

    Metrorail regional director Richard Walker is interviewed by CapeTalk host Kienno Kammies about the strike and train delays in Cape Town.

    2326 days ago
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