Latest articles on Transport Strikes

Keep on trucking: Transport strike comes to an end

Article Sapa - 12 Oct 2012

A wage deal has been signed at the road freight bargaining council's offices in Johannesburg, ending a three-week long truck drivers' strike.

Satawu: The war is not yet over

Article Wendell Roelf - 10 Oct 2012

Three transport unions have agreed to abandon their industrial action but Satawu, which represents about 28 000 workers, says it will continue.

Shortage fears grow as petrol pumps run dry

Article Phillip De Wet - 2 Oct 2012

Petrol pumps around Gauteng and other provinces have begun to run out of fuel, and things could get worse if the transport strike is not resolved.

Emergency services brace for more injuries as transport strike continues

Article Sapa - 27 Sep 2012

Ekurhuleni emergency services have been placed on high alert after violent protests by striking truck drivers resulted in injuries on Wednesday.

Three unions end truckers’ strike

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Feb 2011

Three striking freight unions have accepted a revised wage offer of 9% -- and their members will be back at work on Monday -- a union official said.

Hope for end to two transport strikes

Article Staff Reporter - 20 May 2010

Two national strikes by transport unions that have disrupted economic activity and left commuters stranded for days could be over by Friday.

Zapiro: Delays due to strikes

Cartoons Zapiro - 7 Jun 2005

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