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BusinessLive reports that gold producer Sibanye-Stillwater faces a strike from the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) over unhappiness with a wage increase settled with other unions.
Amcu said on Monday the settlement with the other unions at the gold operations fell short of its wage demand of R1,000 extra a month and it had issued Sibanye with a 48-hour notice of a protected strike. The union, which represents 43% of the gold division’s 32,200-strong workforce, balloted its members on Sunday and secured a mandate to go on strike from Wednesday evening. Sibanye agreed with the NUM, Solidarity and Uasa to increase the wages of the lowest-paid workers by R700 a month in the first two years of the deal and R825 a month in the third year. Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman blamed Amcu’s national leadership for the breakdown in talks, saying they intervened and stuck with their opening demands, which were unaffordable. The uncompromising stances of Froneman and Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa have set the stage for what could be a long strike at the gold mines of Kloof, Driefontein and Beatrix. Froneman appealed for a peaceful strike.
- Read the full original report by Allan Seccombe at BusinessLive
- Read too, Amcu workers to strike at Sibanye’s South Africa gold mines, at Mining Weekly
- And also, Amcu delivers 48-hour strike ultimatum to Sibanye-Stillwater as wage talks stall, at Miningmx
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