NUPSAW WELCOMES PARTIAL VICTORY FOR GAUTENG COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWs) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03 AUGUST 2020 The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) warmly welcomes the partial victory for the Community Health Workers in Gauteng Province and congratulate MEC Bandile Masuku for his decision to implementContinue Reading
NUPSAW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES AT DISCHEM IN MIDRAND AFTER POSITIVE CASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09 JUNE 2020 The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) is gravely concerned about the health and safety of workers at the Dischem, Midrand warehouse after a worker testedContinue Reading
NUPSAW CONDEMNS NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY (NPA) FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK PROSECUTORS The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) is extremely concerned that the NPA has aimed to ignore the cries of prosecutors within its offices in the Eastern Cape. The NPA plays a critical role in ensuringContinue Reading
The National Union of the Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) welcomes the President’s address on the issue of COVID19 and announcing a stimulus package of R500bn. However, NUPSAW is concerned that the government has forgotten important role of the Community Health Workers (CHWs) and other essential workers. CommunityContinue Reading
The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) is strongly aware of the deep frustrations across the health and social care workers. This is unacceptable for the workers and their families for the local community from this government. It’s a slap in the face for the frontlineContinue Reading
As COVID-19 cases increase, vulnerable people’s lives are at risk around the world. The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) representing many CHWs who are working tirelessly to fight the outbreak is concern about the CHWs who are highly put at risk of being exposed to theContinue Reading
Victory to NUPSAW following their march to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) earlier this year, regarding exploitation of the workers by Dischem Pharmacies, the abuse of power and corruption by the Commissioner Marleze Bligaunt and others. NUPSAW members embarked on a long strike on theContinue Reading
Zevenwacht employees should not be dismissed. However, to stress the importance of compliance with picketing rules and a court order, which compliance is fundamental to upholding the rule of law in society, it is appropriate that the employees be given a final written warning for breach of picketing rules andContinue Reading
Who is presiding as commissioner over our Dis-Chem member’s arbitration hearings? One of NUPSAW grievances is that she uses her agency, Labour Elite agency when she is handling the arbitration hearings on the charges that Dis-Chem holds against our members. The charges they have against us are about NUPSAW membersContinue Reading
The strike at Dis-Chem Pharmacies which had its offset on 16 November 2018 officially ended today, 10 April 2019, with workers going back to work. Dis-Chem announced that many of the strikers will be dismissed and that disciplinary action will be taken for misconduct during the strike. However, as muchContinue Reading