President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address ... last night did nothing to ease the fears of workers and jobseekers. There was nothing new to indicate a move away from talk and promises towards the real and decisive action the country needs. For further enquiries or to…
Youth are crying out for job opportunities and a chance to prove their worth in the economy. On Youth Day, 16 June, we look back to the 1976 Soweto Uprisings led by students against the forced use of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in black schools. Thousands…
UASA negotiated a 6% across the board increase for its members in the sugar and refining industry. The increase is effective from 1 April 2019. Together with the shift allowance agreement signed on 28 January 2019, this represents UASA’s full and final settlement between the parties. Circumstances in…
Female employees at UASA’s head office in Roodepoort received training on how to address and deal with gender-based violence at work, including how they can protect themselves from physical or mental attacks from colleagues or clients. While today’s training was aimed at our female staff, UASA is aware…
UASA welcomes Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s initiative to put an end to local government officials’ big spending habits. National government officials should take heed and follow. We applaud the new Northern Cape Premier, Zamani Saul, who kept his promise to cut spending on shiny new cars for his…
The upcoming significant drop in the fuel price on Wednesday was widely anticipated by workers and motorists alike to bring some relief, even if it be temporarily given the monthly fluctuations of fuel costs, but the nasty truth is that the lower price is negated by the hefty…
UASA would like to thank its members at KEM-JV who braved the cold weather to attend the meeting in Kimberley. The meeting was well attended with both UASA members and UASA management present. Various issues were discussed and the election of UASA reps at Wesselton, CTP and Superstone…
State-owned company Denel has dropped another bombshell regarding the benefit safety net of UASA members and other employees. Denel’s retirement fund will not be able to process or effect payment of members’ benefits, including death in service and medical disability benefits, resignation benefits, investment return updates and any…
Following the further breakdown of the trust relationship between Denel management and labour after this week’s shock announcement that the company had not paid over either workers’ or the company’s retirement fund contributions, a special labour forum was held to discuss the crisis. At the forum meeting UASA…
UASA is pleased with and congratulates Lesetja Kganyago on his re-appointment as governor of the South African Reserve Bank. Kganyago has shown great leadership in a declining economy. We hope for a return to economic growth, an investment-grade South Africa and the resulting increase in employment opportunities over…