Amcu says it will fight its deregistration
Labour relations registrar says union has ceased to function in terms of its constitution and is not a genuine trade union
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has sent a letter to companies, its regions and branches, strongly denying that it has done anything to merit its deregistration. The labour relations registrar, Lehlohonolo Molefe, issued a gazetted notice on Wednesday saying Amcu would be deregistered as a union because it has “ceased to function in terms of its constitution; and the trade union is not a genuine trade union as envisaged in the [Labour Relations Act]”. Molefe clarified his comments in a statement on the department of labour website on Thursday, saying the union had not held a national congress in 2018 as per its constitution. According to the registrar office’s records, Amcu held national congresses in 2004, 2007 and 2011, with a special congress in January 2013. “Since 2015 up to 2018, there have been numerous letters to Amcu requesting the date of their national congress without success”, Molefe said, adding the union kept coming up with excuses. A...
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