National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa)
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Unions claim SAA is firing over 200 employees
South African Airways unions say the airline is firing 200 staff members. Over 200 staff members will reportedly be let…
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Fired Prasa CEO Zolani Matthews treated workers with total disdain, says Numsa
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has welcomed the dismissal of Zolani Matthews as the group CEO…
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Numsa & aviation associations disturbed by decision keeping Mango grounded
The South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca), Mango Pilots Association (MPA), and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa…
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Another Numsa strike planned for today
Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) are staging another protest geared towards the engineering sector,…
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Numsa members discussing wage offer made by employers
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said its members were discussing a wage proposal made by the…
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Man dies during Numsa’s countrywide march in Gqeberha
One person collapsed and died during the demonstration in Gqeberha as thousands of National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa…
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National strike looms after engineering wage negotiations deadlock
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is embarking on a national strike in the engineering sector on…
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Judgment reserved in bid to put Mango on business rescue
Judgment has been reserved in an application to put Mango Airlines on business rescue. The National Union of Metalworkers of…
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Numsa and Sacca accuse DPE of not being transparent over SAA equity partner
There’s been mixed reaction on Friday afternoon to the news that the government had sold a controlling interest in South…
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Numsa demands release of ABM activist Mqapheli Bonono
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of…
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Numsa: No faith in Eskom’s racism probe into Andre de Ruyter
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has raised its concerns after the investigation into allegations of racism…
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Three workers trapped in ArcelorMittal building collapse found dead
Three employees who were missing after a building collapsed on top of them at ArcelorMittal’s Vanderbijlpark Works have died, the…
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Unions drag SAA to court over salaries
The Labour Court yesterday heard an application by unions to force SAA to treat its employees equally and pay those…
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Numsa and SACCA head to court over unpaid SAA salaries
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) are heading to…
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Retrenched Macsteel workers will not be reinstated – steel giant
A nationwide protected protest against steel manufacturing company Macsteel, which started on Monday, was sparked by the retrenchment of 99…
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Numsa and SACCA call on Ramaphosa to intervene in SAA salary saga
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South Africa Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) on Thursday called…
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Court reserves judgment in Numsa’s application to stop job cuts at Comair
Judgment was reserved in the Labour Court on Thursday in the case brought by the National Union of Metalworkers of…
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Gautrain to resume full capacity from Friday
Gautrain operations will resume to full capacity from Friday, after National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) members agreed…
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Gautrain strike enters week two, Numsa says it’s not backing down on demands
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said it was not backing down on its demands as its…
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Gautrain workers to embark on indefinite strike over wage increase demands
Gautrain workers affiliated with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will be embarking on an indefinite strike…
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Gautrain warns of possible delays due to upcoming strike action
The Gautrain issued an alert over the weekend letting commuters know that trains on the North-South and East-West lines would…
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Gautrain strike to start on Monday
Gautrain workers affiliated to the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) intend to go on strike over a…
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Numsa takes Comair to court to force it to pay salaries
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has taken Comair to the Labour Court to force the company…
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SAA members urged not to sign any voluntary severance packages
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) has urged their…
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Public Enterprises Dept pleased as Numsa and Sacca accept SAA deal
The Public Enterprises Department has welcomed the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin…
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Public enterprises dept calls on creditors to support SAA rescue plan
SAA’s business rescue practitioners are set to meet the creditors on Thursday, to vote on the airline’s rescue plan. The…
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Labour Court rules in favour of SAA workers against retrenchments
Organised labour has scored a major victory after the Labour Court ruled today that retrenchments cannot proceed at embattled South…
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Numsa shocked Comair has been placed under business rescue
The union says its members working at the airline first heard in the media about the decision to place the…
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Numsa accuses Tau Lekoa Mine of violating lockdown regulations
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Wednesday accused the North West-based gold producer Tau Lekoa Mine…
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Numsa claims Golden Arrow lied by declaring itself an essential service
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has accused Golden Arrow Bus Services (Gabs) of lying lied to…
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NTM calls for SAA’s rescue plan to be published without delay
The National Transport Movement said the plan should be released so that the airline’s employees could find closure. While the…
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Numsa – SAA managers still running show despite being under business rescue
The union, together with Sacca, filed papers in the Labour Court seeking to interdict the airline’s business rescue practitioners from…
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SAA woes – Numsa says it will fight job cuts decision
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says it will fight a decision by SAA’s business rescue practitioners…
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Numsa says job losses at Glencore could be more than 1 300
Numsa said ‘the working class is clearly under attack’ after news that Glencore could be retrenching more than 1 300…
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SAA to undergo radical restructuring
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has just announced that South African Airways will undergo radical restructuring. Gordhan says there’s no…
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SAA workers paid half of their November salaries – Numsa
The union said workers were assured that the rest of this month’s pay would be made on Monday. The National…
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Smooth first day back at work after Strike – SAA
South African Airways (SAA) says the first day of normal operations went smoothly as workers returned to work Saturday, following…
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Helen Zille asks where government will get money to pay SAA salary increases
A task team has been appointed to find the money, and Numsa has announced that retrenchments meant to begin last…
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SAA back in the air after deal reached to end strike
South African Airways (SAA) reached a deal on wages with two trade unions on Friday to end an eight-day strike…
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SAA’s catering arm successfully interdicts Numsa strike
Steps have been taken to minimize the impact on operations should an unprotected strike take place. Air Chefs, a catering…
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