# Transnet, unions resume talks | SAnews

> Transnet and labour unions were set to resume CCMA-mediated conciliation talks after wage negotiations reached an impasse and industrial action began. Transnet said it was committed to a speedy resolution and warned against damage to infrastructure.

- Date: 2022-10-12 · published 2022-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39153-transnet-unions-resume-talks-sanews
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing negotiations suggest the port and rail disruption may ease, which would gradually reduce logistics constraints on South African commodity exports.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-02 | [Seaports resume grain transshipment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14141-seaports-resume-grain-transshipment.md) | -0.4% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-19 | [Transnet takes no-nonsense stance in the wake of go-slow \| Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57600-transnet-takes-no-nonsense-stance-in-the-wake-of-go-slow-freight-news.md) | -1.3% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-22 | [Canada's CP Rail to resume operations after arbitration agreement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42313-canada-s-cp-rail-to-resume-operations-after-arbitration-agreement.md) | +2.0% | -9.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-18 | [Transnet strike places spotlight on state of port infrastructure \| Infrastructure news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37808-transnet-strike-places-spotlight-on-state-of-port-infrastructure-infrastructure.md) | -3.7% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [CP Rail train crews go on strike as contract negotiations fail, talks continue - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65032-cp-rail-train-crews-go-on-strike-as-contract-negotiations-fail-talks-continue.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- sanews.gov.za: https://www.sanews.gov.za/%69%6E%64%65%78.%70%68%70/south-africa/transnet-unions-resume-talks

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