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
Early Retirement of Public Servants without penalization of pension benefits. On 4 April 2018 the Employer made a presentation during the negotiations in the PSCBC facilitation process, quoting President Ramaphosa’s statement during the State of the Nation Address as follows: “Growth, development and transformation depend on a strong and capable state.Continue Reading
Public service co-ordinating bargaining council (pscbc) resolution 1 of 2018: agreement on the salary adjustments and improvements on conditions of service in the public service for the period 2019/2020. PSCBC Resolution 1 of 2018 provides among others for the following cost of living adjustments for employees on salary levels 1Continue Reading
All the disputes and ongoing strike between NUPSAW and DIS-CHEM PHARMACIES has been settled on 27 March 2019. The parties agreed in short as follows: Date to Return to Work The employees will return to work on 10 April 2019, which is officially called the End Date of the strike,Continue Reading