The union’s financial and governance woes have not blunted the tools it has to paralyse municipalities, such as going on strike
MyCiti employees at the Cape Town Civic centre promised to continue their strike if their demands for better pay and working conditions were not met
Five bus companies have applied for exemption from the wage agreement that put an end to the month-long strike
The bus strike, which is now well into its fourth week, has left commuters all over the country without transport
The sticking point that delayed a settlement was the insistence by the unions that the agreed 9% pay rise be backdated to April 1
Many poor students have been left to find other means of making the sometimes long trip to the university
Aside from salaries, other key demands are still up in the air
As talks breakdown again, the bus strike is set to continue and unions have vowed to intensify it.
Trade unions representing the drivers in the ongoing nationwide bus strike are meeting on Monday to discuss a way forward
The department of labour is expected to weigh in on Tuesday in an attempt to bring the parties closer to a settlement
The nationwide bus strike has entered its sixth day and trade unions are calling for intensified strike action
‘The bus strike is continuing, we are intensifying the action,’ Satawu spokesperson Zanele Sabela said
The bus strike, which started on Wednesday, has left thousands stranded and minibus taxis strained as they try to cater for the increased travel load
In a statement issued by Numsa General Secretary Irvin Jim, the union said that the sector “insulted workers and commuters”
Bus services such as MyCiTi, Putco, Rea Vaya, Gautrain bus service and Algoa Bus Company are among those whose services will be suspended
A pay deal is in sight to end a nationwide strike by bus drivers, the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union has said.
Bus drivers have embarked on a national wage strike and demanded an 18% pay increase, says Satawu.
Metrobus drivers were back on the roads on Tuesday morning after a five-week strike against a shift system implemented last December.
Metrobus and Samwu on Thursday ended a five-week strike that has left thousands of passengers stranded and cost the company millions of rands.
An agreement "in principle" was reached in a meeting between Metrobus and Samwu on Wednesday, the bus company said.
Negotiations between Metrobus and Samwu were still deadlocked on Thursday and no further talks had taken place to end a month-long strike.
A strike by Metrobus drivers entered its fourth week on Monday as unions and the employer prepared to meet in the afternoon, an official said.
A strike by some Rea Vaya bus drivers at Soccer City on Monday afternoon has left nearly a thousand fans looking for alternative transport.