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NUM does not support wholesale nationalisation of mines
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) does not support the wholesale or blanket nationalisation of South Africa’s mines, it said on Wednesday.
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NUM to meet Impala Platinum over wages
The National Union of Mine Workers will meet management at Impala Platinum on Friday for further wage talks as its members vote on a possible strike.
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Miners strike at Northam over deaths
More than 5 000 workers at South Africa’s Northam Platinum went on a one-day strike on Thursday in a protest over the deaths of two miners.
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Eskom unions sign wage deal
Eskom trade unions have signed a wage deal after "marathon meetings", the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday.
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NUM wants end to wage dispute with Impala
The NUM says it will stick to its 15% pay-rise demand in mediation talks next week with Impala Platinum but wants a quick end to the dispute.
NUM mobilises members for Eskom strike
The National Union of Mineworkers on Wednesday notified Eskom of its intention to go on strike next week over wages, a union spokesperson said.
Strike threat Eskom widens
A potential strike at Eskom widened after a second union said on Wednesday its members rejected a new pay offer.
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Union votes to go on Eskom strike
The National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) leaders have voted to go on strike at Eskom from next week.
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Eskom: No danger of strike
There is no danger of a strike at Eskom while salary talks continue, the power utility said on Monday.
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Strike action at Eskom ‘not on the cards at present’
Unions representing thousands of workers at power utility Eskom said on Friday they were not planning an imminent strike over wages.
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NUM rejects Eskom pay offer, talks go on
The National Union of Mineworkers said on Tuesday it had rejected the latest wage offer by Eskom, but would pursue talks for now.
NUM hopes to reach deal with Eskom
The NUM said it was hopeful wage talks on Monday with Eskom could avert a strike that could disrupt electricity supply during the World Cup.
Union delays threat of power strike
Electricity workers gave mediators three more days on Friday to resolve a pay dispute with employers and avert power cuts during the World Cup.
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NUM suspends De Beers strike plans
South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers said on Saturday it would suspend a strike at the world’s biggest diamond producer De Beers.
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Court blocks Eskom strike
Eskom was granted an 11th-hour court interdict on Tuesday evening preventing the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from going on a national strike.
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NUM drops strike threat at Gold Fields
The National Union of Mineworkers said on Tuesday it had cancelled plans for an indefinite strike at Gold Fields’s operations in the country.
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NUM threatens strike at Gold Fields
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has threatened an indefinite strike at Gold Fields’s operations in SA over safety procedures.
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Zuma and Cosatu: The end of the affair
The Zuma government has not delivered on promises to trade unions and Cosatu should have refrained from supporting “individuals” in Polokwane.
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Sit-ins end at two SA platinum mines
A sit-in by workers over a wage dispute that halted production at a South African platinum mine earlier this week ended late on Thursday.
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NUM: Hostage drama at Mpumalanga mine
More than 50 mine workers were being held hostage underground at a mine in Lydenburg by members of a rival trade union, the NUM said on Wednesday.
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Unions protest labour brokering, threaten strikes
Cosatu affiliates protested against labour brokering on Wednesday and threatened strikes if the practice was not ended.
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DRDGold strike action enters third week
Wage-related strike action by DRDGold’s employees has entered its third week, the gold miner said on Wednesday.
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DRDGold rules out improving wage offer to end strike
The strike over wages at DRDGold’s operations continued on Friday, the National Union of Mineworkers said.
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Striking Implats miners attack union leaders
Workers at Impala Platinum attacked union leaders who tried to persuade them to return to work, the company and union said on Friday.
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Some NUM branches accept Implats wage offer
Some branches of the National Union of Mineworkers have accepted a wage offer by Impala Platinum, the company said on Wednesday.
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Talks under way to end Implats strike
Talks are under way between the National Union of Mineworkers and Impala Platinum in a bid to end an eight-day wage strike, the union said on Tuesday.
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Implats, NUM to meet in bid to halt strike
Impala Platinum will meet with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in a bid to halt the strike at its operations, the company said on Monday.
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Implats strike enters second week, no talks planned
NUM said a strike at Impala Platinum was likely to spread to the company’s metal refinery and workers were prepared to stay away for weeks or months.
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NUM says strike at Implats continues
A strike at Impala Platinum will continue and there is no scheduled meeting to resume negotiations between workers and the company.
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Union rejects Angloplat wage offer
The National Union of Mineworker’s said on Friday it had rejected the latest wage offer from Anglo Platinum.
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Implats strike spreads, hits second SA mine
A strike at Impala Platinum has spread to another mine and hit output, the company said on Friday.
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Implats could sack thousands of striking workers
Impala Platinum said on Thursday it could sack thousands of striking workers, escalating a wage dispute.