NUM gets go-ahead for coal industry strike
The National Union of Mineworkers says the CCMA has awarded it a certificate to embark on a strike that could affect Glencore, Anglo American and Exxaro
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) announced on Thursday that it has been awarded a certificate to embark on a strike against coal sector employers. The NUM has been engaged in wage negotiations with the Chamber of Mines since June when an agreement signed in 2015 expired. The strike, if carried out, could affect some of the largest coal producers, including Glencore, Anglo American and Exxaro. In a statement, the union said it had applied for a certificate of non-resolution at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) after talks collapsed over the wage dispute. NUM is demanding a R1,100 one-off increase for 2017 and 8% for 2018, however, spokesman Livhuwani Mammburu said the union was willing to agree to the chamber’s offer of a three-year term if it agreed to centralised bargaining. The offer tabled by big mining companies in the talks included a wage increase for 2017 that would be split into R600 backdated to July and R500 from February 1. “We are s...
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