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NDP the answer to labour anarchy
The trade union UASA wholeheartedly supports finance minister Pravin Gordan opinion that South Africa is at a cross-roads over renewed labour unrest in the mining sector
Anglo American retrenchment reduction simply not enough
Anglo American Platinum needs to engage with the trade union UASA and other organisations in organised labour to discuss the complex economic challenges facing the entire platinum industry.
The release by the Bureau of Market Research of the latest Consumer Vulnerability Index clearly emphasises the point that workers are trapped in a vicious financial cycle, and something will have to give.
The UASA South African Employment Report: Volume 12: Where my salary goes
The 2013 UASA South African Employment Report (SAER) shows that for the first time, the average employee’s disposable salary is fewer than 70% of his gross salary. The South African worker's take-home pay is under enormous strain!
UASA exhorts mining sector to approach wage negotiations in a responsible manner
With wage negotiations in the mining sector starting next month, the trade union UASA urges all stakeholders to approach the negotiations in a responsible manner.
Milking of taxpayers’ money by state entities nothing short of disgraceful
Pres. Jacob Zuma’s promises in last year’s State of the Nation speech that ministers’ performance will be monitored, appear to have been mere lip-service.
Petrol increase wipes out what was “given back” to taxpayers
The temporary relief and hope the 2013 Budget Speech granted South Africans, and particularly the R7 bn. “given back” to taxpayers will be wiped out by the petrol price increase of 81c per litre that came into effect at midnight.
UASA: 8% Eskom increase better but still very negative
Nersa’s decision to grant Eskom 8% annually over the next five year is a huge improvement on the 16% Eskom requested, but will still have a definite negative effect on South Africa.
Gordhan’s Budget successful in terms of the National Development Plan (NDP) implementation and rooting out fraud and corruption
The trade union UASA supports the call from finance minister Pravin Gordhan in his 2013 Budget speech this afternoon to adopt the NDP and to work together towards its implementation.