Transnet workers warn of strike as pay talks fail

Transnet workers warn of strike as pay talks fail

South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight rail company’s biggest union threatened strike action after wage talks collapsed, a move that may curb shipments of minerals and agricultural goods.

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Transnet showdown brews as wage war sparks strike threat

South Africa is staring down the barrel of a potentially crippling transport strike that could derail the country’s already fragile economy, as tensions boil over between Transnet and its biggest labour union. The United National Transport Union (UNTU), representing over half of Transnet’s 46 000-strong workforce, has warned of industrial action after wage negotiations with the state-owned ports and freight rail operator hit a dead end. Talks co…

Port workers warn of strike as Transnet wage talks fail

The United National Transport Union (Untu) has warned that port workers could embark on industrial action that will bring container movements to a halt and cost the economy billions of rands after wage negotiations with Transnet hit a final deadlock this week. Untu General Secretary Cobus van Vuuren said on Monday night that the union and Transnet had officially reached a

The trade union Untu has officially declared a deadlock in its wage negotiations with state transport group Transnet and is now threatening to strike.

South Africa Port Workers Warn Of Strike As Pay Talks Fail - Data Intelligence

South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight rail company’s biggest union threatened strike action after wage talks collapsed, a move that may curb shipments of minerals and agricultural goods. “The United National Transport Union and Transnet have officially reached a deadlock in the 2025-26 salary and wage negotiations following a failed conciliation process by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration,” the union said in an A…