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
The Trade Union NUPSAW rejects any initiative aimed at destroying jobs in the Public Service with the contempt it deserves, irrespective of COSATU and FEDUSA support for the initiative – especially at this stage where everybody complains about the high unemployment rate and the President talks about creating jobs toContinue Reading
A dispute between the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) and DIS-CHEM Pharmacies was referred to the CCMA in December 2017 for conciliation to try and resolve a dispute regarding the granting of organisational rights to the Union. NUPSAW represents its members who are employees of DIS-CHEM.Continue Reading
NUPSAW, as an affiliated member of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) supports its plea for solidarity with the plight of the Employees of 10111 Call Centres and has also called on its members to join the nationwide picket that was held on Friday, 11 August 2014. TheContinue Reading
NUPSAW received yesterday (6 June) a Certificate of Non-resolution from the General Public Service Sector Bargaining Council which gives its members in the Department of Home Affairs the right to embark legally on industrial action after giving 7 days’ notice in terms of the Labour Relations Act, concerning amendments toContinue Reading