NUPSAW received feedback from Dis-Chem late last night on our submissions and communications to them. NUPSAW is now trying to secure a meeting with Dis-Chem Pharmacies to finalise and sign the agreement that NUPSAW will table so that workers can go back to work.Continue Reading
The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) handed over a memorandum to the Office of the State President demanding a stop to the practice of transferring funds to Early Childhood Development Centres who pay themselves fat salaries every month, but forcing workers to live below the lower-boundContinue Reading
Increase of Levies: From 01 April 2015 to date, the PHSDSBC has been funded by a levy contribution of R5.00 per employee and R5.00 per employee from the Employer (a total of R10.00). The contribution of R10.00 referred to can no longer sustain the strategic objectives and operational functions of theContinue Reading
The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers invites the media to its planned marches of Dis-Chem employees on Friday, 25 January 2019. These marches will be taking place at the following venues: 1. NUPSAW Mpumalanga will be marching to Dis-chem warehouse (CJ Williams). 2. NUPSAW Gauteng is marchingContinue Reading
The Labour Relations Act of South Africa, in Section 21, allows for the formation, joining and recognition of a trade union to represent the interests and aspirations of workers in the place of employment. That includes every store, distribution centre and workplace run by DISCHEM. The denial of bonuses lastContinue Reading
The National Union of Public Service and Allied workers (NUPSAW) is calling on all workers in Limpopo to unite and fight against the exploitation of Community Health Workers (CHW’s) and Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners by the Government, on the 11th of October 2018. NUPSAW want Government to integrate ECDContinue Reading
The trade union NUPSAW conducted a peaceful protest action with its 80 members at Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) today to highlight the plights of our comrades. The action is a result of the reluctance of OPBPs management to meaningfully engage with NUPSAW in excess of 20 bargaining forum meetings internallyContinue Reading
Invite: Protected strike at the Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) Date: 31 August 2018 Who: Employees at the OBP who are members of the trade union NUPSAW Where: Onderstepoort Biological Products laboratory, 100 Soutpan Road, Onderstepoort, 0110, Pretoria. The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) would like toContinue Reading
NUPSAW would like to congratulate its sister union and SAFTU affiliate NUMSA on its victory against labour brokers in the Constitutional court. The exploitation of workers by Labor brokers seem to be reaching extinction. This follows a ruling by the Constitutional Court on the interpretation of section 198A (3)(b) ofContinue Reading
NUPSAW will not sign the Public Service salary agreement in its current form as it discriminates our level 8-12 members against the rest of the members, especially in subsequent years. This position was adopted by the Independent Labour Caucus (ILC) and we believe it was the right decision. In theContinue Reading