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Numsa warns of possible bus sector strike action over Easter long weekend
Numsa is warning that its members in the bus sector are likely to go on strike just ahead of the…
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Numsa accuses Comair CEO Glenn Orsmond of putting the airline at risk
Disgruntled Numsa members have handed over their memorandum of demands to Comair CEO Glenn Orsmond, demanding his immediate resignation. The…
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Numsa goes to court to stop SAA Technical from retrenching 75% of its staff
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is set to approach the courts in a bid to save…
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Steel sector workers return to work
Thousands of workers in the steel and engineering sector will return to work on Friday. This comes after a three-week…
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Numsa steel strike ends
Numsa has accepted an above-inflation wage offer of six percent. The sector lost about R500-million in output in the first…
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Numsa in stalemate with employers
Numsa has reached a stalemate in salary talks in the steel and engineering sector. The union’s NEC will meet on…
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Employees to picket outside SAA HQ over salaries and staff appointments
Some South African Airways (SAA) employees will be picketing on Tuesday at the airline’s national headquarters in Johannesburg just days…
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Workers want a meaningful increase, says Numsa
Numsa says its workers in steel and engineering companies are fed up and they want a meaningful increase from employers.…
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Numsa to strike over salary increase dispute
Over 400,000 Numsa-affiliated workers are expected to down tools on Tuesday. They are striking over salary increase dispute. The metalworkers…
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UIF tells applicants to fill out forms correctly
Applications for the Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) need to be filled out correctly. The UIF says no payments will…
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SA Express given stay of execution
SA Express has been given a stay of execution. That’s after union Numsa filed an application at the Constitutional Court…
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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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Numsa wants Eskom to end salary disparities
Numsa said that wage negotiations between their members and Eskom representatives were still underway and would probably continue until Friday.…
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Numsa blames Department of Public Enterprises for Mango’s problems
As workers at Mango face an uncertain future at the airline, trade union Numsa on Monday said the Department of…
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Numsa concerned by the decision of Scopa to stop an investigation into Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says it’s concerned by a decision to stop an investigation into Eskom…
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Numsa concerned over missing ArcelorMittal workers
A search-and-rescue mission is underway at an ArcelorMittal plant in Vanderbijlpark. Three workers are missing following an explosion that took…
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Numsa to picket outside Denel over pay
Numsa members will picket at the Centurion head office of cash-strapped Denel on Friday. The union is not happy with…
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Gautrain strike ends after Numsa agrees to 4.1% salary hike
Gautrain has announced that the strike by Numsa affiliated workers has ended after an agreement on a 4.1% salary hike.…
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No Gautrain this weekend
Gautrain announced that its train service will not be available this weekend after wage negotiations with Numsa deadlocked. The union…
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Numsa to march to SAA offices
Numsa and the South African Cabin Crew Association are planning to march to the SAA offices in Kempton Park on…
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Numsa to protest against possible retrenchments at ArcelorMittal
Numsa will on Monday picket against possible retrenchments at all offices of ArcelorMittal. The union said it believes the company…
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N@ked man forcefully evicted from the shack by City of Cape Town officials – Video
The City of Cape Town said on Wednesday it was “in the process of suspending” four law enforcement officials involved…
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Numsa and Sacca reject SAA mass retrenchment proposal
Both Numsa and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) have rejected the mass retrenchment proposal by SAA business practitioners. The practitioners have…
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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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Unions reject SAA rescue plan
Trade unions are up in arms over SAA’s decision to appoint Les Matuson as a business rescue practitioner. They say…
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SAA Acting Chief Pilot – We comply with international standards
A war of words between SAA and the union Numsa. SAA is describing Numsa’s remarks that the airline has safety…
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Numsa calls for SAA board to be scrapped
SAA’s troubles seem to be piling up fast. Workers union, Numsa, has called for the SAA board to be scrapped,…
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Numsa seeks legal advice on Jabu Mabuza’s CEO appointment
The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (Numsa) says it was shocked about the July 31 appointment of…
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Numsa underground strike at Lanxess in Rustenburg is illegal
Numsa’s Hlanganani region secretary, Jerry Morulane, said the union met with the mine on Sunday in an attempt to resolve…
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Unions demand former SAA CEO be reinstated
Numsa and Sacca say the entire SAA board should resign for lying to employees in saying that Vuyani Jarana refused…
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Numsa to fight on after Labour Court interdict against Comair strike
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Thursday conceded defeat after its strike at Comair was interdicted,…
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New party launched to challenge ANC at elections
The Socialist Revolutionary Workers’ Party is spearheaded by Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim and endorsed by Saftu and Zwelinzima Vavi.…
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Numsa calls on Nersa to stop IPP project at Eskom
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is demanding that the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) that were signed…
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Numsa heads to court to stop asset sale of Gupta-linked VR Laser
The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is heading to the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to…
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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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Numsa threatens to withdraw from wage negotiations with Eskom
National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa threaten’s to withdraw from wage talks with Eskom, if the power utility continues with…
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Numsa wants mine bosses prosecuted after six miners died in Limpopo
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Tuesday called for mine bosses to be prosecuted for the…
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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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National shutdown looms if Eskom wage negotiations remain deadlocked
Labour unions are returning to work on Friday after their unprotected strike on Thursday‚ but warned that they could kick…
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SAA Technical senior executives taken to court
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is heading to court in a bid to recover damages from…
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