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Business Report writes that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) on Monday said it had informed the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) of its intention to strike over Eskom's decision to close five coal-fired power stations.
Section 77 of the Labour Relations Act requires trade unions to inform Nedlac of their intention to embark on protest action to promote or defend workers’ socio-economic interests at least 14 days prior to the commencement of such action. The purpose of such notice is to allow the intended action to be considered by Nedlac. “As Numsa we will not sit back idly and watch while Eskom and the ANC government arbitrarily take decisions to destroy thousands of jobs by closing coal-fired power stations because they claim there is an oversupply of electricity,” the union said.
- A short report by Siseko Njobeni is at Business Report
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