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SERVICE & ALLIED WORKERS UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

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SAWUSA is a non-aligned and none affiliated service workers union. The strength and power of the union rest on a solid foundation of worker unity

By fighting for legislative improvements and bargaining for fairer labor agreements, we continuously strive to raise work standards and improve quality of life.

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BACKGROUND

OVER 150 YEARS OF COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE

Our founding members have over 150 years of collective experience workplace equality and fighting for fair labour practices for workers in South Africa.

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SERVICES

Workers who join SAWUSA have the benefit of being part of an organised group who pull together around workplace issues. Topics ranging from paid maternity leave to salary increases to safety in the workplace are all dealt with as a group.

You don’t have to tackle them on your own, as an individual. You also stand to get better protection from unfair treatment and victimisation and increased job security.

You also have the benefit of skilled negotiators and trained labour specialists and lawyers who will strive to get the best possible deal for workers in their workplaces.

UNION RIGHTS

The right to access the workplace to talk to union members
The right to stop orders
The right to membership stop orders
The right to leave for trade union officials
The right to access to information
The right to appoint shop stewards

ADVOCACY & PROTECTION OF YOU RIGHTS

Every worker has the right to form and join a trade union and to participate in the union’s activities
Every worker has the right to strike
Every employer has the right to form and join an employers’ organisation and to participate in the activities of the organisation
Every trade union, employers’ organisation and employer has the right to engage in collective bargaining
Everyone has the right to fair labour practices

LEGAL PROTECTION & REPRESENTATION

Bargaining, arbitration and legal support when you are faced with unfair labour practices at your workplace.
As a member of SAWUSA, the union will represent you at disciplinary hearings, at CCMA and in the court of law.

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Upcoming Events and News

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SAWUSA LAUNCH

27 April 2019

SAWUSA will be publicly launched on 27 April 2019.

For our first event, the focus will be on challenges faced by healthcare workers at this event.

Qualified and experienced workers will be making speeches along the following topics:

Nursing Education at a Cross Roads
Putting Social, Welfare and Care Workers at the Centre of Development through Improved Working Conditions.
Challenges with the health care system and medical facilities in South Africa,
Trials and Tribulations of Call Centre Workers
Arresting the challenges confronting nurses and other health care professionals in South Africa

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EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

Pushing Forward

This particular labor campaign has been increasingly gaining coverage all over the world. Why exactly? It is an issue that needs to be addressed, and heavily discussed among politicians and industry-experts alike. SAWUSA is pushing for change, and is doing everything we can to see a brighter future.

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SAFETY STANDARDS

Setting the Agenda

SAWUSA is truly passionate about this issue, as it is one that impacts so many people all over the world. We hold this issue close to our hearts, working day in and day out to find ways to improve the cause of workers. SAWUSA aims to maintain balance within the labor system, and will keep pushing until the right deal is reached.

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