Transnet strike

Despite Transnet raising its wage hike offer to unions (from 1.5% to 3%) on Wednesday, the United National Transport Union (UNTU) served Transnet with a notice ...

"We have sent the Transnet Bargaining Council picketing rules. "We are assessing the impact on operations, and our priority is to ensure the safety of our assets and those employees who have reported for duty. Staff have also been informed that the principle of no work, no pay shall be enforced," read a Transnet statement. In a statement on Thursday, Satawu said it had served a strike notice on the company, and its members would start striking on Monday. The South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu) also served a notice on Transnet, and planned to strike on Monday. Despite Transnet raising its wage hike offer to unions (from 1.5% to 3%) on Wednesday, the United National Transport Union (UNTU) served Transnet with a notice of its intention to embark on a strike from Thursday.

A number of members of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) within Transnet have gone on strike on Thursday.

We need to keep the export activity going on, and logistics are at the heart of it.” Transnet spokesperson Ayanda Shezi told News24: “We are assessing the impact on operations and our priority is to ensure the safety of our assets and those employees who have reported for duty. In a statement, the company also said that “Transnet has offered an ex-gratia payment of R5000.00 (before tax) to all employees.”

UNTU Secretary-General Cobus van Vuuren says, “They believe that the strike is unprotected because we don't have picketing rules. The LRA (Labour Relations Act) ...

The LRA (Labour Relations Act) indicates that the lack of picketing rules doesn’t inhibit your ability to strike, it only inhibits your ability to embark on picketing action which is two different things. UNTU Secretary-General Cobus van Vuuren says, “They believe that the strike is unprotected because we don’t have picketing rules. — UNTU (@HeadofficeUntu)

Freight and rail operator Transnet on Thursday said workers had started an open-ended strike across its operations as result of a wage dispute with two ...

The unions have said further talks, due to start on Oct. All parties have agreed to mediation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), a state agency. Transnet said the strike was illegal, saying unions had not followed rules set down in the labour law.

Coal miner Thungela Resources says it does not expect a strike by State-owned Transnet's rail and port employees to have a significant impact on its coal ...

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Thungela Resources Ltd warned on Thursday that a prolonged strike at the South African state-owned logistics group may force the company to curtail ...

Transnet has committed to move 60 million tonnes of coal by for its financial year ending March 2023. The strike adds to a long list of constraints preventing coal producers like Thungela to transport coal by rail at full capacity. The South Africa-based thermal coal exporter said its operations were able to run without rail for a further seven days without experiencing a significant impact on production.

Transnet labelled the strike as illegal, saying the United National Transport Union (Untu) did not follow the correct procedures under the Labour Relations ...

[United National Transport Union (Untu)](https://ewn.co.za/topic/untu) did not follow the correct procedures under the Labour Relations Act. Transnet labelled the strike as illegal, saying the United National Transport Union (Untu) did not follow the correct procedures under the Labour Relations Act. Transnet labelled the strike as illegal, saying the

Members of the United National Transport Union (Untu) and the South African Transport Allied Workers' Union (Satawu) will embark on a national strike at ...

If accepted, it will only impoverish people even further.” “We are living in a socio-economic environment where people need to earn a living wage and the offer that Transnet has put to the table is unacceptable and unrealistic. Members of the United National Transport Union (Untu) and the South African Transport Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) will embark on a national strike at Transnet.

Transnet operates South Africa's freight rail network and all the country's ports. It said the strike action would have a profound impact on economic activity ...

The unions have said further talks, due to start on October 12, will not affect strike plans. "This serves as a formal declaration by Transnet Port Terminals... Transnet operates South Africa's freight rail network and all the country's ports.

Transnet Port Terminals operates South Africa's major ports and its parent the country's freight rail network, and the strike will also impact its rail network.

The strike is expected to have a major impact on South Africa’s economy. of the occurrence of an event of force majeure to all our customers following the strike action declared by the two recognised unions within Transnet," read a letter dated 6 October and signed by the port subsidiary's chief executive, Jabu Mdaki, published by local media. According to local reports the Transnet believes the strike is illegal and responded by declaring force majeure at its ports.

Transnet hopes to reach a wage agreement with labour soon without being forced to concede to demands it cannot afford, CEO Portia Derby said on Thursday as ...

The strike comes after wage negotiations between Transnet and the United National Transport Union (Untu) and the South African Transport Workers' Union ...

“The cost of living is just too much, fuel is still expensive, there are interest rate hikes and constant load shedding. The trucks will also be impacted as they can’t get to the port to pick up containers and this will lead to huge losses for trucking companies. This has made life difficult and we need an increase that will help us to live a normal life. We will have higher prices in stores because of the delay in delivery of goods.” “This impacts negatively at all points of the supply and demand chain. “This will lead to additional port charges.

Stoppages reported at Durban and Richards Bay ports after unions reject freight and transport company's pay offer.

Transnet said in a statement that employees from the United National Transport Union (UNTU), one of two recognised unions in Transnet, have embarked on an ...

Transnet's biggest union Untu is on strike. The move is affecting operations at ports across the country and Transnet's had to declare a force majeure.

Transnet's biggest union Untu is on strike. Bowmans law firm's head of ports, Andrew Pike: "The very worst thing we could have for our economy, which is completely on its knees, just to put this strike in context: you remember what the hard COVID lockdown did to our economy? The move is affecting operations at ports across the country and Transnet's had to declare a force majeure.

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has warned the market that nationwide strike action by some employees of South African State-owned rail and port services provider ...

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This follows after Transnet was unable to reach agreement with the two recognised unions, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union and the United ...

In some instances, primary [steel](/topic/steel) producers have had to shut down operating plants due to the unavailability of raw materials, at great cost to the [business](/topic/business) and the economy. [Transnet](/topic/transnet) was unable to reach agreement with the two recognised unions, the South African [Transport](/topic/transport) and Allied Workers Union and the United [Transport](/topic/transport) and Allied Trade Union, on wage increases. [service](/topic/service) has had a significant impact on the local [steel](/topic/steel) industry and its ability to manufacture [steel](/topic/steel) to meet its customers’ demands.