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 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
“Your half-hearted apology Mr President is not accepted do us a favour and leave office” … Success Mataistane NUPSAW General Secretary National Union of Public Service and Allied workers (NUPSAW), welcomes the judgement handed down by the honourable Chie Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng…Be that as it may, our President did undermineContinue Reading
“There is no need to further negotiate the new taxation laws they should be scrapped’’, Success Mataitsane NUPSAW General Secretary. Yesterday, Tuesday 16 February 2016; as NUPSAW, we had a meeting with Nedlac in Rosebank to do-away with the implementation of the New Taxation Laws Amendment Act 2015. It givesContinue Reading
“In a society in which the majority of working-class people spend their lives in poverty and debt – either unemployed or working for poverty wages – there is no way in which they can accumulate enough money in their retirement funds to provide them with an adequate pension when theyContinue Reading
The National Union for Public Services and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) who attended the launch of the Public Sevices International (PSI) migration desk in Johannesburg on 10 September 2012 applauded the PSI for their efforts to ensure health care and social workers who migrate abroad do so within a positive migrationContinue Reading
“Unions who have signed the salary agreement with Government have betrayed their members by not being honest with them. They are confusing first-time participants with new entrants in the Public Service”, says NUPSAW Trade Union’s General Secretary, Success Mataitsane. The agreement with clause 4.2 stipulating “The qualifying period for theContinue Reading
NUPSAW urges the Government to review the e-tolling process that threatens to add an extra burden to the lives of individual motorists in Gauteng. After we have come through many years of sacrifices, struggles and hardships we are now faced by an e-tolling system that infringes on our right toContinue Reading
The trade union NUPSAW, who is opposing the restructuring of hospital management, now has to come to terms with the fact that Labour is selling out to “what the masters are saying.” In response to the Honourable Minister of Health Dr Aron Motsoaledi’s announcement 0n 27 February, NUPSAW requested theContinue Reading
NUPSAW condemns the killing of the doctor that occurred in Mpumalanga hospital yesterday, this is appalling, to say the least. This incident begs to the issue of safety and security of our public hospitals in the country and a serious call to the government to make this a priority andContinue Reading