Prasa retrenchments spark union fury as Creecy’s task team moves to save jobs
A ministerial task team appointed to explore alternatives to retrenchments at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has made headway, with early retirements, staff placements and asset‑transfer talks already reducing the number of jobs at risk in the long‑distance passenger services.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy appointed a section 189 Ministerial Task Team to limit the number of employees to be retrenched and to find alternatives to retrenchment within the Long-Distance Passenger Services at Prasa.
Fury The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) and the United National Transport Union (Untu) – the two largest unions at Prasa – reacted with fury after the rail operator announced plans to retrench 508 workers, citing “severe financial and operational constraints” in its long‑distance passenger services.
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