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A Transnet locomotive seen on a track.
Job security is one of the main issues dividing Transnet management and the United National Transport Union (Untu). The two parties met on Monday morning to resolve their wage dispute under facilitation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
Untu, a majority union at Transnet, has rejected the company’s 17.5 % wage offer signed for with minority South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu).
The 17.5 % salary increases will be implemented in tranches over the next three years.
Atenkosi Plaatjie, Untu spokesperson, says the parties are still far apart on several issues, including on the non-retrenchments of workers.
“We rejected this offer because it is an extension of the 2022 wage agreement that Untu and Satawu signed at the time. And really, at the heart of the dispute, you always want to highlight the fact that management does not want to agree to a non-retrenchment clause. Now, as you are aware that they are many reforms that are taking place now, you had your virtual vertical separation of Transnet of trim, and then you have T-Frog on the side.
So, because there are so many changes that are happening, Untu as a responsible union wants to ensure that there is job security. We cannot accept an extension of the 2022 wage agreement. We are now in 2025 and we know that the working class is facing economic hardships.”
Transnet wage talks resume:
