We are pleased to announce that SACCAWU and Shoprite Checkers have officially signed a 2-year wage and substantive agreement following a successful Section 150 intervention at the CCMA. Wage Increases: Year 1: 6% increase. Year 2 (First Half): 5% increase. Year 2 (Second Half): Additional 0.5% increase. Key Substantive Victories: Job Security: Permanent Part-Time employees […]
SAMWU: Msunduzi strike comes an end
The Witness reports that the South African Municipal Worker’s Union (SAMWU) and the municipality reached a deal on Tuesday, ending a strike that has battered service delivery across the city. The breakthrough came after mounting pressure on the union and municipality to resolve the dispute, particularly after many municipal employees — including those who had […]
Sadtu secures salary adjustments for five Ingwe TVET College lecturers
TimesLive reports that five lecturers at Ingwe TVET College in the Eastern Cape are to received salary adjustments and back pay after a three-year battle with the Department of Higher Education. This includes back pay to the date the lecturers achieved applicable qualifications for a raise. The South African Democratic Teacher’s Union (SADTU) said it […]
NUM members at Venetia want GM to resign over retrenchment notices
SABC News reports that Members of labour union, National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) are calling for the resignation of Venetia diamond mine’s general manager Ntokozo Ngema. The call was made during a march to the mine’s operations in All Days, outside Musina in Limpopo. The mine has served over 1 000 workers with notices of […]
Msunduzi municipal strike to continue: SAMWU
SABC News reports that the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) says the strike by workers at the Msunduzi Local Municipality in Pietermaritzburg will continue until the municipality signs an agreement reached with employees. The strike is a continuation of industrial action that was suspended in June after SAMWU and the municipality had reached a settlement on […]
PIKITUP casual workers call off strike action at waste depots
SABC News reports that striking PIKITUP casual workers have confirmed that they have called off their protest action at waste depots, following the waste management company’s announcement on Thursday that collection services at all 12 depots had been restored. The protest disrupted waste collection in parts of Johannesburg with Randburg, Marlboro and Avalon among the most impacted. […]
POPCRU vows mass action amid looming deadline for DCS grievances
Jacaranda FM writes that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has threatened to down tools at prisons countrywide if the Department of Correctional Services fails to provide concrete answers to its long-standing grievances. The union is demanding progress on several issues, including staff shortages and shift patterns, promotions, and the absorption of former […]
Sugar workers down tools
Ground Up reports that Tongaat Hulett workers protested outside the company’s offices north of Durban on Wednesday, demanding a 13% wage increase against the employers’ offer of 5.4%. They are also asking for a R1,000 transport allowance and a R1,500 housing allowance. Workers from several sugar producers, mostly represented by the Food and Allied Workers […]
COSATU and SATAWU come to NTI workers’ rescue – again
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and its affiliate, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) intervened once more to ensure that workers at North West Transport Investment (NTI) were paid their salaries. Workers at the bus company jointly owned by the North West and Gauteng provincial governments made headlines in […]
Workers at RCL Foods on strike over salary increases
SABC News reports that workers at RCL Foods Sugar and Milling, affiliated to different labour unions, have embarked on a protected strike action following a deadlock in salary negotiations. They are demanding a 13% increase across the board, while the employer is offering 5.4%. President of the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) Nico Ndima […]