Gunship
2nd Feb 2006, 20:16
SA Airways obtained an interim Labour Court order today against a sympathy strike by the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu). Jacqui O' Sullivan, a spokesperson, said the order would remain in place until final judgment next Tuesday. The SAA sought to prevent Satawu members in its employ from striking in support of labour action by Transnet workers over the parastatal's restructuring plans.
Satawu members at Transnet went on a three-day strike in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State this week. The unions involved in the action are Satawu, Utatu, the SA Railway and Harbour Workers Union (Sarhwu) and the United Association of South Africa (Uasa).
Transnet workers to continue striking
The United Transport and Allied Trade Union (Utatu) said today that next week's planned strike by Transnet workers would continue. Chris de Vos, the Utatu spokesperson, said the union was disappointed that today's meeting yielded no results. "They (Transnet management) are still not willing to budge. We will continue to roll out strike action. However, we have made headway in that we have agreed there will be regular forums with management to address issues we may have," says De Vos.
Transnet seeks to privatise some businesses or parts of business units, resulting in SAA, Metrorail and Shosholoza Meyl being moved out of Transnet. However, they will remain publicly owned. Union members went on a three-day strike in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State this week.
Union members in KwaZulu-Natal who went on strike on Monday returned to work today. However, trucks outside the Durban container terminal this morning were backed up as the facility attempted to get rid of the backlog. "They don't want congestion in the terminal so they make them park outside," said Terry Huston, the editor of the Ports and Ships website.
The strike affected commuter trains in Durban, the container terminal and the port of Richards Bay. Thandi Mlangeni, the Metrorail spokesperson, said commuter trains in Durban were running as usual. Employees of the parastatal in the Eastern Cape would strike on February 13 if a settlement was not reached, union leaders said. They will be followed by their colleagues in the Northern and Western Cape on February 14. Those in Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo will join the protests on February 20. Should the dispute still not be resolved, unions have threatened a national strike on March 6. - Sapa
From SABC news site (http://www.sabcnews.com/economy/business/0,2172,120910,00.html)
Satawu members at Transnet went on a three-day strike in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State this week. The unions involved in the action are Satawu, Utatu, the SA Railway and Harbour Workers Union (Sarhwu) and the United Association of South Africa (Uasa).
Transnet workers to continue striking
The United Transport and Allied Trade Union (Utatu) said today that next week's planned strike by Transnet workers would continue. Chris de Vos, the Utatu spokesperson, said the union was disappointed that today's meeting yielded no results. "They (Transnet management) are still not willing to budge. We will continue to roll out strike action. However, we have made headway in that we have agreed there will be regular forums with management to address issues we may have," says De Vos.
Transnet seeks to privatise some businesses or parts of business units, resulting in SAA, Metrorail and Shosholoza Meyl being moved out of Transnet. However, they will remain publicly owned. Union members went on a three-day strike in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State this week.
Union members in KwaZulu-Natal who went on strike on Monday returned to work today. However, trucks outside the Durban container terminal this morning were backed up as the facility attempted to get rid of the backlog. "They don't want congestion in the terminal so they make them park outside," said Terry Huston, the editor of the Ports and Ships website.
The strike affected commuter trains in Durban, the container terminal and the port of Richards Bay. Thandi Mlangeni, the Metrorail spokesperson, said commuter trains in Durban were running as usual. Employees of the parastatal in the Eastern Cape would strike on February 13 if a settlement was not reached, union leaders said. They will be followed by their colleagues in the Northern and Western Cape on February 14. Those in Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo will join the protests on February 20. Should the dispute still not be resolved, unions have threatened a national strike on March 6. - Sapa
From SABC news site (http://www.sabcnews.com/economy/business/0,2172,120910,00.html)