This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
In our Thursday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Wednesday, 10 August 2016.
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NUM members at Eskom defy interdict and go out on Wednesday over wages BDLive reports that members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which represents close to a third of Eskom’s workforce, downed tools on Wednesday in a nationwide strike over wages. Hopes for a light bulb moment as mediation gets underway in Eskom wage dispute BDLive reports that power utility Eskom said on Thursday that it had begun meeting with three unions in mediation efforts over a wage dispute, with an unprotected stoppage by some employees yet to affect operations. Impact of NUM’s Eskom strike will only be felt after two weeks, reckons energy analyst BDLive reports that independent energy analyst Ted Blom reckons that Eskom’s production of electricity might be affected after two weeks of the strike initiated this week by members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Fuel sector strike: Pickets planned by Ceppwawu in four provinces ANA reports that members of Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) will picket at petrol depots and at some pharmaceutical companies in four provinces on Thursday as part of its ongoing industrial action. Numsa members at petrol stations could also go on strike Netwerk24 reports that petrol pump attendants who are members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) could soon also be going on strike. According to a report by EWN, the union warned about this possibility on Wednesday. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
DA bids to help Pretoria bus commuters amid strike Pretoria News reports that with Pretoria commuters having been left stranded without public transport for about a week, the capital’s mayor-elect Solly Msimanga on Wednesday went to the Tshwane Bus Depot to address employees and workers’ unions. CWU threatens new industrial action at Telkom and MTN BDLive reports that Telkom and MTN are facing the prospect of renewed industrial action led by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which has bemoaned impending job losses and changes that could result in the erosion of employee benefits.
Communication Workers Union calls MTN outsourcing a 'jobs bloodbath' Fin24 reports that MTN’s plans to outsource a portion of its call centre facilities have been met with outrage by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which called the decision a “jobs bloodbath”.
Amplats employee killed in fall-of-ground incident at Rustenburg East mine Mining Weekly reports that an employee was killed in a fall-of-ground incident at Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) Rustenburg East mine on 5 August. Other general mining internet posting(s)
Marikana: The missing consequences of a massacre Greg Nicolson writes that four years ago to the day, NUM members fired shots at striking workers at Lonmin, Marikana, in an escalation that would lead to a massacre few days later.
Councillors out of a job after municipal poll will cost government R309m TMG Digital reports that councillors who fell out of favour in the municipal elections and those retiring will leave their jobs with payouts worth a total of R309m. Cosatu to take Cape Town to court over 'racist' mayoral committee appointments TMG Digital reports that Cosatu is to take the City of Cape Town to court over its appointment of a mayoral committee (Mayco) which the labour federation says is heavily weighted in favour of white men. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Students want salary cuts for public servants to fund free higher education BDLive reports that the South African Union of Students (SAUS) has warned that more campus protests are on the cards as it called for salaries of senior public servants to be decreased.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Wednesday, 10 August 2016 at SA Labour News
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