The impact of the national public service strike is felt throughout the country with devastating consequences on service delivery. NUPSAW indicated prior to the current strike that; the strike will indeed be massive and bring the government to its knees but, the government did not take our warning seriously andContinue Reading
NUPSAW TO CHALLENGE THE COURT INTERDICT The Minister called the meeting on Friday, to inform the ILC of his intention to apply for the interdict due to the high level of intimidation. On Saturday government was granted a court order by Labour Court prohibiting ‘essential service’ servants from participating inContinue Reading
Last week the Minister of DPSA requested indulgence to review his offer of R620 on Housing Allowance. In the Public Service union’s meeting, yesterday’s the government tabled a revised Housing-Allowance offer of R630. In essence, the government’s ludicrous offer is the difference of R10. The response from the government canContinue Reading
After four months of countless ineffective salary negotiations meetings between the employer and the unions, the employer refuses to meet the union’s demands. As a result, the union has resolved to embark on a strike action; with the overwhelming majority of the members voting in favour of a strike onContinue Reading
The Government as the employer has added salt to the injury by tabling an insulting revised offer of 5.3% for this year’s salary adjustment from their opening offer of 5.2%. This offer was tabled at the PSCBC (Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council in Centurion on Thursday, 20 May 2010. TheContinue Reading
The labour representatives from the Independent Labour Caucus (ILC) and Cosatu and the Employer’s representatives, reached an agreement yesterday to postpone the salary negotiations, with the exception of NUPSAW. NUPSAW is of the view that negotiations must be concluded long before the start of the World Cup. The ILC wasContinue Reading
The National Union of Public Service & Allied Workers (NUPSAW), General Secretary; Success Mataitsane and Nupsaws’ President; Ezra Mfigwana will be speaking at the May-Day rally in celebration of The Workers Day, at KZN-ULUNDI on May 1st at 10H00am. NUPSAW has been in existence for over a decade and itsContinue Reading
The fact that Jacob Zuma is still the President of this country, is proof that our country is led by corrupt individuals who do not value and uphold the constitution nor value the betterment of the people of South Africa. The ruling party has failed to serve and protect itsContinue Reading
We have been taken from pillar to post by the government since the onset of the salary negotiations process in April, but that’s expected. Government has no conscience given a chance they will have us working for nothing, they will suffocate us. But we have endured this journey through theContinue Reading
The education sector of the trade union Nupsaw rejects the blatant arrogance with which the Minister of Basic Education expects from teachers and school children to turn-up at schools on 28 June, which falls within their scheduled holiday, to fetch those textbooks that the Department has neglected to deliver onContinue Reading