Let's fight with you
Join SATAWU and stand stronger together! As a private security guard, you deserve fair wages, safe working conditions, and respect for your vital role. SATAWU has spearheaded the formation of the National Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector (NBCPSS) to drive sector-wide improvements through collective bargaining. We also offer legal support, career development (including PSIRA upgrades), and member benefits like funeral cover and financial services. Be part of a union that puts your needs first—your voice matters, your work matters, and your future matters.
Security Sector Structures
The council acts as a central body to amplify the voices of security guards, ensure consistent representation, and push for sector-wide improvements
National Shop Steward Council
National Shopsteward Council (NSSC) is the highest worker-led structure within SATAWU, bringing together elected representatives from all provinces. It plays a strategic role in shaping national union policy, coordinating campaigns, and defending workers’ rights across sectors. The NSSC ensures that grassroots issues raised by local and provincial councils are addressed at the highest level, and it provides leadership in national negotiations, including those within bargaining councils. It is a vital platform for unity, accountability, and advancing the interests of all SATAWU members.
Provincial Shop Steward Council
Provincial Shopsteward Councils (PSSCs) bring together elected shop stewards from across the province to coordinate union activities, share workplace challenges, and strengthen collective action. They represent workers at a regional level, escalate unresolved issues from local councils, and ensure consistent implementation of union policies. PSSCs also prepare mandates for national engagements and play a key role in building unity and leadership across sectors.
Local Shop Steward Council
Local Shopsteward Councils (LSSCs) are the frontline structures of worker representation in each workplace or area. They handle grievances, negotiate with local management, recruit members, and ensure union policies are implemented on the ground. LSSCs play a vital role in educating workers about their rights and building unity, feeding into provincial and national councils to strengthen collective bargaining across the sector.