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22 August 2013 Strikes loom in Construction and Gold; temperatures rise at Eskom Wage negotiations between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and both the gold and construction employers have formally collapsed. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) issued certificates of non-resolution in both instances. In terms of the dispute with the construction companies represented by the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC), the NUM has already notified the employers of its intention to begin a strike action on Monday, the 26 August. Companies such as WBHO, Group Five, Murray & Roberts, AVENG, Grinaker LTA and many more will be affected as over 140 000 workers of which 90 000 are represented by the NUM down tools. The National Union of Mineworkers will on Saturday march to Eskom, the Chamber of Mines and SAFCEC to present memoranda of demands. At the same time, gold workers will be consulted and be given feedback on the outcome of negotiations at the Chamber of Mines where the Gold companies made a meagre offer of 6%. Members of the union have already shown a great interest in the matter by voting in favour of a strike in many Gold mines. "The arrogance of Eskom, the mining and construction companies have pushed us too far" says Frans Baleni, the NUM General Secretary. Meanwhile, the electricity parastatal Eskom has declared a dispute with the NUM which is currently at arbitration level at the CCMA over wages, a move that has angered the union. "The gloves are officially off, the battle lines are drawn and the fight will be taken back to the mining, construction and Eskom oligarchy" says Baleni. Lesiba Seshoka (Spokesman) National Union of Mineworkers 7 Rissik Street Cnr Frederick Johannesburg Tel: 011 377 2047 Cell: 082 803 6719 Web: www.num.org.za Twitter: @Num_Media -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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