UASA staff members and shop stewards were privileged to take part in an online Covid-19 training course through our federation FEDUSA.

Today, the State-owned company Denel was ordered in a virtual Labour Court hearing  to honour all outstanding contractual and statutory obligations for the months of May, June and July 2020 towards UASA members employed at the state defence firm, by no...

MEMORANDUM

The fuel price increase that becomes effective at midnight will have far-reaching implications for cash-strapped South Africans as food and transport prices will likely increase accordingly.

UASA bids farewell to Mr. Andre van Zyl, our Operational Manager in the UASA Cape Town regional office.

UASA will be in the Labour Court on the 4th of August 2020 to launch an urgent application for an order to force Denel to honour all outstanding contractual and statutory obligations towards our members for the months of May, June and July 2020 by...

Applications are open for Divisional Manager (Metal Specialist Services)

The numbers released by BankservAfrica showing how the number of take-home monthly payments in June 2020 decreased by -20.7% compared to a year ago, paint a grim picture of the situation most workers find themselves in.

The High Court’s ruling that Nersa may not deduct a R69-billion cash injection from Eskom's allowable revenue is a ruling against South Africa’s workers who are already struggling to get by due to high unemployment, the Covid-19 pandemic and its...

The International Monetary Fund's executive board approval of the R70 billion loan to support South Africa's response to the impacts of Covid-19 on the economy is reason for concern.

After months of engaging with state-owned entity Denel and failing to find a solution to the issue of salary non-payment, UASA has no choice but to take the matter to court.

Wage negotiations in the sugar industry have reached a deadlock. Employers are offering a mere 4.1% wage increase, which is a slap in the face of workers and far from the demand of UASA’s members.

UASA welcomes the decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to cut the repo rate by another 25 basis points to 3.5%.

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) need to move with urgency to turn their dire situations around but are not decisive enough in their actions. Executives with the expertise to guide an SOE through a turnaround plan are appointed, but soon leave, not...

UASA is pleased with extension of the TERS benefit to 15 August this year, which is in line with Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the national state of disaster was also extended to the same date. This extension will free an additional R34...

UASA is deeply concerned about the massive job losses we see as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a new study approximately three million people in South Africa lost their jobs between February and April 2020. 

UASA has received the news of Eskom’s renewed load-shedding with some disappointment and concern.

UASA’s CCO, Mr. Asif Jhatham, presented two of our colleagues, Mr. Gerhard van Tonder and Mr. Godfrey Mathe with long service certificates.

The news that municipalities are now announcing their 2021 tariff hikes leaves a bad taste in the mouth after the shocking municipal audit results of last week, and at a time when South African households are under severe financial pressure due to the...