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| Mass action cost SA billions | | 09 March 2012 | | | | | | | | The South African economy was severely pinched on Wednesday as thousands of workers from across the country heeded Cosatu’s call to down tools | | Read more |
| | Truck drivers to strike today | | 09 March 2012 | | | | | | | Members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers` Union (Satawu) told FTW Online yesterday they were set to go on strike today (March 9) following a deadlock in wage negotiations with employers.
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| New roadside clinic for truckers | | 01 April 2011 | | | | | | | | Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo will on Friday officially open a roadside clinic in Pongola, which will serve the trucking community along the N2 route and citizens from Swaziland and Mozambique. | | Read more |
| | Green truck driver training will reduce more than fuel costs | | 08 August 2010 | | | | | | | | Fleet management and trucking company owners should consider investing in eco-friendly driver training for their fleet truck drivers. Running a green fleet will decrease your fuel costs, vehicle emissions, reduce fleet vehicle wear and tear, and improve your company’s image. | | Read more |
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| Cosatu raises alarm over 1.1m job losses since January 2009 | | 28 July 2010 | | | | | | | | Cosatu has raised the alarm over 1,1m job losses since the beginning of 2009, with more people unemployed - especially in construction, transport and agriculture -during the second quarter of 2010 | | Read more |
| | Cosatu consolidates: One union for transport workers? | | 19 July 2010 | | | | | | | | Johannesburg - Labour federation Cosatu is realigning some of its unions that have come under increasing pressure in the industries they represent. | | Read more |
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| Sprinters boost driver wellness project | | 15 July 2010 | | | | | | | | Trucking really drives the South African economy and so it is vital that all of those organisations involved in this sector redouble their efforts and drastically scale up comprehensive HIV and aids prevention, treatment care support and risk management. | | Read more |
| | Driver training: What the US does | | 17 April 2010 | | | | | | | | The U.S. National Guard is ramping up its truck driver training program, which could help ease long-term driver shortages. | | Read more |
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| New maps point the road to trucker wellness centres | | 16 March 2010 | | | | | | | | New maps pin-pointing the exact location of "wellness centres" in sub-Saharan Africa are improving truck drivers access to treatment and care for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). | | Read more |
| | Scania launches 2010 Best Truck Driver of the World series | | 15 January 2010 | | | | | | | STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The Scania Driver Competitions 2010 series was launched this week, starting a year long search across 28 countries to find the world’s best truck drivers. Over 45,000 drivers are expected to enter throughout the year.
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| Strike by ABI workers may affect soft drink deliveries | | 24 December 2009 | | | | | | | | Wage talks between and South Africa’s Food Allied Workers Union (Fawu) and the Amalgamated Beverage Industry (ABI) have deadlocked. | | Read more |
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