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South Africa: Crippling Transport Strike Ends
Business Day, 28 May 2010
THE economically damaging two- and-a-half-week-long Transnet strike ended yesterday after the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) accepted an improved pay… Read more »
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South Africa: Transport Strike Likely to End After New Offer
Business Day, 27 May 2010
THE Transnet strike, which has lasted for two-and-a-half weeks and caused billions or rands in losses to the economy, might end today after office bearers of the South Transport… Read more »
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South Africa: Transport Strikers Threaten to Widen Action
Business Day, 25 May 2010
Striking Transnet workers are threatening to broaden the industrial action to include airline workers, truck drivers and a host of other sectors as management hardens its attitude. Read more »
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South Africa: Alarm Grows Over Spreading Strikes
Business Day, 26 May 2010
BUSINESS yesterday warned of the "damaging" effects of the prolonged strike at Transnet as industrial action spread to other sectors, including Eskom. Read more »
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South Africa: Public Sector Union Mulls Strike
Business Day, 24 May 2010
PUBLIC servants may strike during the World Cup if their wage dispute with the government is not resolved within a month. Read more »
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South Africa: Transport Strike Threatens Fuel Supply
Business Day, 24 May 2010
THE petroleum industry and other key sectors are bracing for disruption after SA's largest transport union, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu), this… Read more »
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South Africa: Public Sector Threatens World Cup Strike Action
Business Day, 21 May 2010
South Africa's public employees may strike in the middle of the 2010 World Cup if their wage dispute with the government is not solved within a month. Read more »
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South Africa: Utatu Accepts Prasa Offer, Satawu Yet to Decide
BuaNews, 21 May 2010
The United Transport and Allied Trade Union (Utatu) has accepted and signed the revised 10 percent wage offer made by the Passenger Rail Agency of South (Prasa) said Prasa's acting… Read more »
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South Africa: Haggling Delays End of Rail Commuter, Freight Strikes
Business Day, 21 May 2010
RAIL commuters hoping for normal service to resume will have to wait longer after a trade union representing striking workers changed its pay demand yesterday, the Passenger rail… Read more »
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South Africa: Transnet, Labour Talks Continue Tomorrow
BuaNews, 20 May 2010
Talks between Transnet and labour unions are to resume tomorrow afternoon said the parastatal. Read more »
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South Africa: New Wage Hike Offer Could End Damaging Rail Strike
Business Day, 19 May 2010
A NEW wage offer of 10% from the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) could bring an end to this week's devastating rail strike if Prasa and employees agree on revised working… Read more »
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South Africa: Talks Aim to End Transport Strike
BuaNews, 19 May 2010
Transnet and labour are to meet again at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in efforts to end a 10 day strike at its operations. Read more »
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South Africa: Unions to Broaden Strike
Business Day, 18 May 2010
UNIONS representing striking Transnet workers threatened yesterday to broaden their action and lobbied other unions to join them in sympathy strikes after talks with the… Read more »
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South Africa: Numsa Backs Campaign for 'Living Wage'
Business Day, 18 May 2010
COMPANIES locked in wage negotiations with increasingly demanding trades unions can forget about the recession or the economic storm clouds over Europe helping them. Read more »
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South Africa: Rail Strike Strands Two Million Commuters
BuaNews, 17 May 2010
Over two million passengers will have to find alternative transport today as a massive strike by Metrorail workers kicked-off countrywide. Read more »
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South Africa: Utatu Warns of Rail Strike
Business Day, 14 May 2010
THE United Transport and Allied Trade Union (Utatu) had given the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) 48 hours' notice of a strike from Monday, Utatu said yesterday. Read more »
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South Africa: Transport Strike Intensifies
Business Day, 11 May 2010
The United Transport and Allied Trade Union (Utatu) members have voted to join the Transnet strike from tomorrow morning, threatening to bring Transnet's operations to a complete… Read more »