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24 Bakubung Platinum mine workers resurface as sit-in continues
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says 24 of the more than 250 mineworkers staging a sit-in underground at the…
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NUM guns for NPA in export coal war
Mineworkers’ union NUM has flagged the role of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Optimum Coal Mine (OCM) dispute…
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NUM praises Health Dept decision to compensate ex-mineworkers who contracted TB & silicosis at work
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) applauds the decision by the Health Department to compensate former mineworkers who contracted tuberculosis…
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Unions reveal culture of fear at Eskom
Eskom managers do not listen to low-level workers according to the National Union of Mineworkers. The union says this is…
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Eskom’s new wage deal will cost the company R1 billion
After weeks of deadlocked negotiations, unions have now accepted Eskom’s one-year 7 percent wage deal. This is expected to ease…
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Workers don’t trust Eskom, says NUM
Some Eskom workers have vowed not to return to their posts until a wage deal has been signed. The power…
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Workers’ trust in unions & government has weakened – says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed the May Day incident in which he was booed off stage by angry NUM and…
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President Ramaphosa tasks NUM with ensuring retired mineworkers get benefits owed to them
President Cyril Ramphosa has tasked the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) with ensuring that all retired mineworkers are given their…
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NUM expresses concern over rush to phase out coal
The National Union of Mineworkers says South Africa should not be rushed into phasing out the use of coal. It…
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NUM: Eskom wage increase illegal
The National Union of Mineworkers is fighting what it calls illegal decisions by Eskom. The power utility is implementing a…
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Eskom to implement 1.5% wage increase offer for workers
Eskom said that it has decided to implement its final offer of a 1.5% salary increase for workers. Talks began…
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Numsa and NUM reject Eskom’s wage increase offer
Mine and metal workers’ unions Numsa and the NUM have accused the Eskom board of spreading lies. The two unions…
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Mines eye speeding up automation amid virus threat
However, NUM says this does not pose an immediate threat to jobs, as it would take years to be established.…
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NUM demands justice for miners
NUM is calling for an independent investigation after four mineworkers died at the Tau Lekoa mine in Orkney in the…
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Eskom and unions signed a three-year wage agreement
Eskom said in a statement yesterday that salaries would increase by 7,5% – backdated to 1 July and additionally by…
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Eskom strike ends
Unions Numsa and NUM have signed a wage agreement with Eskom, putting an end to the protracted wage negotiation that has periodically broken down.…
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Eskom, unions set to return to wage negotiations
Eskom and three unions are set to return to wage negotiations on Tuesday. The power utility is now offering workers…
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Mantashe to discuss Mining Charter with industry
Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe will host key roleplayers in the mining industry this weekend for the long-awaited Mining…
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Unions rejected latest Eskom wage offer
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and Solidarity have rejected the…
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NUM warns Eskom not to retrench its members
On the back of industrial action by Eskom employees over wage increases‚ the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has warned…
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