eThekwini Municipality has approach the central bargaining council to deliberate on the grievances of striking workers. Municipal workers have embarked on protest action following allegations that MK Veterans employed by the municipality were given...
Striking workers from the Durban Solid Waste department have blockaded roads in eThekwini and left waste pilling up in the streets. Source: SABC Digital News
Parts of Durban have been without water for several days after works at the water and waste water depots in Pinetown and Springfield went on strike The municipality is reportedly in the process of applying for a court interdict to force striking...
While the right to strike is considered a sign of a healthy democracy, strike action also brings about numerous direct and indirect economic costs that can be high depending on a number of factors. The Mandela Initiative recently conducted...
Eskom has reached a three-year wage agreement with its recognised trade unions, ending the impasse. The country was plunged into darkness earlier this year when workers went on strike after Eskom opened wage talks with a 0% wage hike. The wage...
Eskom Group Executive for Human Resources Elsie Pule says the utility has reserved its right to discipline employees who participated in recent unlawful strike action. The utility on Wednesday declared a dispute with trade unions National Union of...
Gautrain has announced a contingency plan for essential train and bus services. This comes after workers affiliated with the United National Transport Union (Untu) downed tools on Monday following a deadlock in wage negotiations. The union has...
Gautrain workers affiliated with the United National Transport Union (Untu) are set to go on strike on Monday following a deadlock in wage negotiations. The union has rejected operating company Bombela’s offer of an 8% salary increase across the...
The Gautrain bus service has been suspended after its drivers embarked on a strike. The agency alerted passengers on Wednesday that its drivers had embarked on an unplanned strike and that they would need to make alternative travel arrangements....
