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Amcu: We spent R3m on legal action against Lonmin over Sibanye takeover
Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa says their efforts to block the deal delayed the takeover by thirteen months, saving jobs in the process.
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'It's time to share the profits' - Amcu to mining bosses
The trade union claims to represent 60,000 workers in the sector and has just come out of a five-month strike over wages against Sibanye-Stillwater's gold division.
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Amcu tables R17,000 minimum wage demand for mineworkers
Amcu is the majority union in the platinum sector and accepted a 12.5% wage increase after initially demanding 47% in 2016.
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Claims of non-compliance with Labour Act politically motivated - Numsa
According to a letter from the Labour Registrar’s office, Numsa, has not complied with sections 98, 99 and 100 of the Labour Relations Act, which requires that unions provide the registrar with auditor’s reports and financial statements.
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Sibanye-Stillwater: Miners never trapped, kept underground for safety
Mining union Amcu on Tuesday said it had received reports that more than 4,000 miners were stuck underground in Rustenburg.
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[UPDATE] 1,800 trapped miners safe, says Sibanye-Stillwater
The mine says it’s preparing safe exit plans, including moving workers to another shaft from where they can be brought to the surface.
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Will Amcu strike over plans to cancel its registration?
Joseph Mathunjwa claims Amcu’s success has attracted scrutiny and attacks from government, business and even the media.
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Threat of deregistration is a political attack - Amcu
Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa said government was being used by mining house bosses to bully the union for being militant. He said Amcu intends to hold an elective congress in September to prevent its deregistration.
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Amcu to shed light on plans amid deregistration threat
Amcu, which rose to popularity during the Lonmin strike that culminated in the in the days leading to the Marikana massacre, has 250,000 members.
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Amcu under threat of being deregistered as union
Amcu has failed to hold congresses since its inception, along with a lack of financial disclosures.
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Sibanye-Stillwater production yet to return to normal after wage strike ends
A payless stay-away of almost five months was called off last week after Amcu signed a wage agreement with Sibanye, settling on less than what they had demanded.
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What does a 5-month mining strike mean for the community?
Amcu-affiliated miners at Sibanye-Stillwater's gold operations have returned to work having reached a settlement after a 5-month strike. EWN unpacks the effect on lives of the residents of Vukaseshe as a result of the protracted labour dispute.
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Families, business owners count cost of Amcu strike
With Amcu members returning to work for their first salaries in almost five months, family members and businesses that have felt the pinch say that it is going to take a while to recover from the effects of the strike.
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Amcu members to return to work at Sibanye gold mines after strike
About 15,000 workers are expected to report for duty at the company’s Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix operations after a payless stay away that lasted almost five months.
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Amcu ‘doesn’t regret’ 5-month wage strike
The union on Wednesday called its strike off, which saw over 14,000 workers at Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold operations down tools.
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Sibanye: Amcu members to return to work after Easter break
Amcu reached an agreement with Sibanye-Stillwater after signing a three-year wage deal which sees salaries increase by R650 for the first year, R700 for the second and R825 for the third year.
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Sibanye-Stillwater, Amcu seal wage deal
Amcu agreed to take a 5.5% pay rise for the first year and 5.5% or the consumer inflation rate, whichever is the greater, in years two and three.
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SAHRC mulling prospects for public inquiry into Sibanye mine disruptions
Fifteen-thousand workers affiliated to union Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union have been on strike for almost five months.
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SAHRC launches preliminary probe into strike at Sibanye-Stillwater mines
Representatives from the commission met with mine management, union representatives and police on Wednesday.
