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Business Report writes that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) will be challenging the decision by the Labour Court to quash its proposed secondary strike aimed at shutting down the mining industry.
Amcu said on Friday it was shocked by the ‘misguided’ judgment. It claimed the court did not truly consider the compelling arguments made by the union regarding the purpose of a secondary strike. “Amcu views this judgment as a serious infringement on the right of workers to engage in secondary strike action,” the union indicated, adding that the judgment created a perilous precedent that would seriously prejudice the working class. The Labour Court on Friday ruled in favour of a number of mining companies, indicating that Amcu’s plan to lead a secondary strike across the platinum, coal and gold sectors would be illegal. Amcu had planned to lead a sympathy strike in solidarity with 10,000 of its members who downed tools four months ago at Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold operations in demand of higher wages. The strike has been marked by violence, with nine people having been killed in violent clashes and 62 homes torched. Police Minister Bheki Cele and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe visited Carletonville last week in an effort to get to the root cause of the violence.
- Read the full original of Dineo Faku’s report on the above at Business Report
- Read too, Amcu to appeal Labour Court ruling on Lonmin strike, at Fin24
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