The National Union for Metal Workers (Numsa), has negotiated less than 50% of its salary after months of talks to negotiate a 20% salary increase for its members. The union, which is the largest in South Africa, and which does little more for its members than negotiate new salaries on a regular basis, failed miserably..
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Numsa gets salary agreement – more pay and perks but no productivity or fewer strikes
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Cash-strapped, Eskom’s top managers who earn R1,5 to R3m a year, demand pay hike since no salary increase was given
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Eskom’s senior managers – who earn R1.5m to R3m a year – are taking the power utility to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) because they have not been given a salary increase in the past year. Rapport newspaper said on Sunday that between 180 and 200 senior managers wanted a retroactive increase..
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Amcu workers inks R14 000 deal – most of the labourers did not even pass Grade 12 – what a huge remuneration for unskilled workers
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The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has signed a wage agreement with Rustenburg-based Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine, which will see miners paid a basic wage of R14 309 a month in the third year of a three-year agreement. This is substantially less than the R17 000 a month Amcu is demanding from major employers Anglo..
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SA’s trade unions are the biggest single reason why land is on the verge of ruin and can at any time reach junk status
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More than 15,000 miners will start working for the first time in five months at the Driefontein – Kloof and Beatrix mines after a dispute between the trade union Amcu and the Sibanye group. The new agreement shows that workers will earn more than R700 a month than before, but in the meantime five months’..
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How nice this is, while the majority of the citizens in the country lives in poverty councillors across SA is set to receive generous salary increases
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More than 9 000 councillors in the country are set to receive a salary increase. This has emerged in a notice published in the Government Gazette last month in which Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Zweli Mkhize determined the upper limits of the salaries, allowances and benefits of all categories of councillors. Mkhize said..
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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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Numsa members responsible for the devastating fire of a factory in Ladybrand
SABC staff strike ahead of ANC elective conference
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SABC employees have downed tools and taken to the streets after wage negotiations fell through between management and unions earlier this week. The national strike has the potential to seriously affect the coverage of the ANC elective conference set to kick off in two days. Both the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Workers Union (Bemawu)..
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SABC strike disrupts several of SA’s biggest stations
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Several of South Africa’s biggest radio stations‚ has since Thursday morning not broadcast any news bulletins due to a strike at the SABC. An SABC spokesperson denied that there were any disruptions at the stations‚ but an employee who asked not to be named confirmed there had not been any broadcast of news bulletins on..
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