Engineering News reports that Solidarity has filed an application at the Labour Court to have the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) put under administration.  

This was made known on Thursday by the trade union’s deputy general secretary Marius Croucamp, who said the bargaining council was operating under severe financial difficulty.  The MEIBC is the statutory body where collective bargaining between the union and employer parties in the industry take place and where disputes are considered and resolved.  “The MEIBC is insolvent and there are judgements against it from creditors,” Croucamp said.  He explained that Solidarity, with support from the Department of Labour, wanted the court to appoint a competent person to oversee the financial activities of the MEIBC.  Croucamp noted that attempts have been made to rescue the council, but there have been difficulties in getting all the parties involved to agree on what steps to take, which is why Solidarity has been forced to take litigious action.

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