Transnet strike

Cape Town - Transnet employees were expected to go ahead with strike action related to deadlocked wage negotiations despite a dispute over whether the stoppage was. Untu said Transnet refused to talk about the picketing rules ahead of the strike.

Kumba Braces For Big Hit From Transnet Strike

Workers are demanding a wage increase of between 12 and 135 and have rejected the.

. Transnet revised its offer from 3 to 4 that was rejected. The United National Transport Union which represents some of the workers at South African ports and freight rail operator Transnet SOC Ltd told its members to begin a strike on. Transnet employees in Mbombela Mpumalanga and other plants across the province have also joined the nationwide strike demanding wage increments. Production and exports.

JOHANNESBURG - Two big unions have downed tools at major ports across the country with. Transnet has argued that the strike is illegal due lack of evidence of the balloting process and the absence of the. The association said the ongoing impasse between recognised unions and Transnet is devastating to the economy much worse even than the ongoing energy crisis. JOHANNESBURG - More workers are set to join the strike at Transnet on Monday morning as union Satawu joins the industrial action.

Retusa which represents 15 of workers served Transnet with a regulatory notice to join the strike as reports emerge of total shutdowns at Transnets ports including the. South Africas logistics utility Transnet declared force majeure at its ports. Get the biggest business stories emailed to you every weekday or go to the News24 Business front page. Transnet has been offering increases.

It also cripples the economy and deals a severe blow to. As a result of the disruption to Transnets rail and port. Transnet Strike Talks underway at CCMA. On Wednesday Transnet sweetened its wage offer to unions boosting its wage hike offer from 15 to 3 on the day it was set to receive strike notices from unions.

On Monday Untu and the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union Satawu rejected Transnets revised wage offer of 15 from this month. Monday 10 October 2022 - 210pm. The South African Association of Freight Forwarders SAAFF CEO Juanita Maree said a strike at Transnet could kick off logistics delays to the supply chain costing the. Labour unions at South Africas state.

0 Comments 1 Images. South African terminal operator Transnet has declared force majeure at its ports over a strike by workers. Oct 10 Reuters - South Africas Kumba Iron Ores KIOJJ production and exports will be hampered by a strike at state-owned logistics company Transnet the miner said on. Transnet wage negotiations.

South Africas state-owned ports and freight rail operator declared force majeure after workers started a strike over wages the third time Transnet has. Any strike action taking place presently is illegal and unprotected as one of its unions the United National Transport Union UNTU has not followed the prescripts as set down in the Labour. The strike by employees at Transnets port and rail operations is going to cost the economy billions of rands and will likely set back the countrys efforts to drive a recovery says. It could trigger further ratings downgrades.

Transnets ongoing strike is a time bomb which will have a catastrophic knock-on effect on the already struggling economy as it is SAs economic lifeline and the state-owned. Kumba Iron Ore says production and exports will be hampered by the Transnet strike. Two unions plan to strike at Transnet in the coming days after rejecting the rail utilitys wage increase offer. Transnet Port Terminals operates South Africas major ports and its parent.

The strike action makes Transnets financial position far worse.