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Cosatu condemns violence among Lonmin miners after 15 deaths
It’s understood the workers affiliated to NUM and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) have been at loggerheads for the past seven years.
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Amcu seals platinum wage deals
The signing ceremony will take place in Muldersdrift, a town in South Africa’s platinum mining heartlands 30 kms northwest of Johannesburg at 0800 GMT on Wednesday, Amcusaid.
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Mathunjwa: Sibanye-Stillwater had no intent of improving Marikana miners' lives
Amcu was briefing the media on Tuesday about the job cuts and the ongoing wage negotiations in the platinum sector.
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Mathunjwa decries govt snubbing Amcu's elective congress
The organisation held the four-day gathering after the Labour Registrar threatened to deregister the union if it failed to hold a congress in line with its constitution.
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Amcu willing to put off strike for ‘peaceful’ wage negotiations, for now
The union held a briefing earlier on Tuesday and announced that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) facilitated wage negotiations with Amplats and Sibanye-Stillwater.
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Sibanye-Stillwater remains stumbling block in wage talks, says Amcu's Mathunjwa
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) president Joseph Mathunjwa said on Tuesday the union and some employers in the platinum mining sector were headed for another round of mediation at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
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Amcu's Mathunjwa on his re-election: Why should you change what is working?
Mathunjwa has described the gathering as a display of Amcu’s democratic nature, despite criticism that the conference was merely held for appearances in light of the union’s troubles with the Labour Registrar.
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Joseph Mathunjwa re-elected as Amcu president
Five positions including that of the president, deputy president and treasurer were uncontested.
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Mathunjwa set to return as Amcu president after uncontested nomination
Union officials said Joseph Mathunjwa and all other national leaders have been nominated uncontested as Amcu's elective congress gets under way.
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Amcu elective congress expected to pave way for new leadership
Although the union’s officials have been mum about whether leadership positions were being contested, the congress’s draft programme made provision for elections.
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Amcu declares a dispute in wage talks with platinum firms
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union initially demanded a monthly basic wage hike of about 48%.
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Mathunjwa: Cosatu trying to regain relevance with Marikana rally
Cosatu announced Thursday that it would visit the North West informal settlement with President Cyril Ramaphosa in October.
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Cosatu planning Marikana rally, Ramaphosa expected to join
This would be the first time that President Cyril Ramaphosa and Cosatu visit the area since the Marikana massacre in 2012.
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Amcu: Exporting our minerals increases unemployment
Thousands of people gathered at the koppie in Marikana on Friday to remember those who were killed during a wage strike seven years ago.The event was organised by mining union Amcu. At least 34 miners were gunned down by police on 16 August 2012.
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Mathunjwa: ANC is a white monopoly capital party
Amcu leader Joseph Mathunjwa was addressing thousands of people gathered at the Koppie where 34 mineworkers were shot dead by police during a wage strike on this day seven years ago.
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'It's part 2 of 2012' - Amcu slams wage hike offers from employers
In a wide-ranging interview with Eyewitness News, Amcu leader Joseph Mathunjwa said a dictatorship style government would take a stern position against businesses which exploit workers.
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Amcu, mining bosses reach wage settlement
Amcu has confirmed it’s reached an agreement in principle with Lonmin, Anglo American & Impala.
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NUM welcomes minister’s visit to Northam Platinum
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane will visit Northam Platinum's Zondereinde Mine today.
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Minister appeals for calm at Northam Platinum amid rising tensions
On Monday, clashes between unions, the NUM & Amcu saw a member being stabbed to death.
