Eskom workers return to work but Numsa warns of total shutdown
The Labour Court granted Eskom an interdict preventing further strikes, pickets and intimidation
Labour unions are returning to work at Eskom on Friday, after their unprotected strike on Thursday‚ but warned that they could kick into “second gear” if wage negotiations remain deadlocked. “Unfortunately that could include a complete national shutdown‚” National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) president Andrew Chirwa said on Thursday. He said he hoped the power utility “comes to its senses” and returns to the negotiating table within a week. “The board has already responded positively to meet urgently‚ so there should be meetings rolling in the next day or so.” Spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said in an update on Twitter just before noon that load shedding was under way across the country due to acts of “intimidation and sabotage” at some of its power stations. “Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 11.30 until 21.00 due to multiple trips of its power generation units. “Acts of intimidation and sabotage continue today at some of Eskom’s power stations‚ a move that has begun ...
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