The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Monday stated it will now mobilise all 180Â 000 workers in component manufacturing and at petrol stations, car dealers and panel-beating shops for an indefinite strike from September 10, after employers reportedly reneged on a previous in-principle agreement.
Trade union Solidarity on Thursday said in a statement that it has served legal papers on steel producer Ispat-Iscor in which it asks that the company’s current retrenchment process be declared void. The union claims that should its application succeed, the action will be a watershed for retrenchments in South Africa.
Fresh from their court victory against Telkom, three trade unions — Solidarity, the South African Communication Union and the Communication Workers Union — on Monday announced the appointment of a commission of inquiry to look at the rationale behind the company’s planned retrenchments.
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The buyout of Secureco Armed Response (Gauteng) by Stallion Security has transformed Stallion into the largest privately held black economic empowerment (BEE) armed-response company in South Africa, according to Stallion Security CEO Clive Zulberg.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Tuesday stated that it is preparing its members in petrol stations, component manufacturing, car-dealer shops and panel-beating shops for strike action after wage negotiations failed. The union is preparing for the large-scale mobilisation of 180Â 000 workers.
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The trade union Solidarity is to ask the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on Friday for the dual-listed telecommunication giant Telkom’s consultation process to be public and open to the media. Solidarity claims that it will be the first time that a retrenchment process in South Africa plays out in public.
Close to 20 000 workers in the steel and engineering industry are expected to embark on a one-day protest march in Johannesburg on Thursday. This comes after the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the Steel Engineering Industry Federation of South Africa (Seifsa) failed to resolve a wage dispute over the last two months.
Dual-listed South African telecommunications giant Telkom and the Communication Workers Union have signed a collective recognition agreement, in line with the commitment of both parties to foster a harmonious and constructive relationship going forward.
In the three years since the City of Johannesburg took the step of outsourcing its vehicle fleet, it has saved taxpayers R357-million and plans to save even more. The vehicle fleet has been outsourced to FleetAfrica, listed transport company Super Group’s fleet-management business.
South African steel producer Iscor on Thursday confirmed that it has reached an agreement on a final wage offer with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and United Association of South Africa. The company said it is still awaiting a response from the Solidarity trade union.