President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to divide Eskom into three separate entities is rejected by the unions. The two major unions are the National Union of Metalworkers in SA (Numsa) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). In his State of the Nation address, Ramaphosa said in Parliament that the Eskom entity will be divided into..
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Unions reject Ramaphosa’s Eskom division plan since it is nothing but privatization via the back door and would lead to mass unemployment across large areas
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Numsa members threatening a major strike at Kulula Airways right before Christmas demanding a salary increase as well as a 13th check
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British Airways and Comair met on Thursday with the Commission of Arbitration to prevent a possible strike by Numsa members. Members of Numsa demands a 13th check, travel allowance and a 12% salary increase. Comair ensures that in the event of a strike, interruptions will be minimized. Meanwhile, Comair denied accusations of racism by Numsa,..
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Security guard dies after being set alight in plastics strike chaos – Numsa called the strike, but say they are not to blame for the resulting carnage
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A security guard, Lesley Lekgalake Mphahlele, died on Tuesday after succumbing to his injuries, sustained after he was doused with petrol and set alight by violent protesters. The Plastics Converters Association (PCASA) blamed the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) for the violence that had resulted from a strike the union called for…
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The nationwide bus strike will enter its sixth day on Monday
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Parties failed to reach a wage agreement during a two-day meeting with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
Workers initially demanded a 12% increase and employers offered 7%. The workers have since rejected an offer of 8% for the first year, and 8.5% in the second year, instead proposing a 9.5% increase in the first year and 9% for the second.
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High court rules against Numsa bid to stop signing of electricity deals
Numsa vows massive strike ‘to protect workers’ rights
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Numsa is unhappy over changes made to the labour law saying it will severely limit workers’ right to strike.
The union’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says the right to strike is enshrined in the Constitution
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NUMSA welcomes the decision by SAFTU to go on general strike to scrap the new labour laws
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The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) welcomes the decision by SAFTU to go on a general strike on the 25th April, 2018 to defend the right to strike. SAFTU confirmed this at their National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting over the weekend. SAFTU is proving once again that it is a truly worker controlled militant trade union federation.
The state is attacing workers and their families
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NUMSA obtains interdict against Eskom to prevent them signing the 27 (IPP) contracts
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The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), together with Transform RSA, have obtained an urgent court interdict at the North Gauteng High Court to prevent Eskom from concluding the outstanding renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) products, including the power purchase agreements.
Numsa and Transform RSA launched a late night high court bid yesterday to urgently interdict Eskom from signing the 27 (IPP) contracts on Tuesday.
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Ronnie Kasrils asked Mbeki to stand for a third term to stop Zuma
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Former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils says he asked former president Thabo Mbeki to contest for the role of ANC president in the lead up to the party’s Polokwane conference in an attempt to stop President Jacob Zuma from taking over the position. He made the comments last night at metalworkers’ union Numsa’s Vincent Mabuyakhulu conference..
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