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Amcu accuses Sibanye of arrogance in wage talks after CEO receives R300m bonus

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Workers affiliated to unions Amcu and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) went on strike last month demanding an increase of R1,000 a month....

  • FILE: Amcu's Joseph Mathunjwa at a press briefing on 13 August 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Labour Court sets aside Joseph Mathunjwa's 2019 election as Amcu president

    Joseph Mathunjwa's 2019 election as president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu)) has been declared unlawful and has been set aside by the Labour Court in Johannesburg.

    256 days ago
  • FILE:  Amcu’s president Joseph Mathunjwa said mining companies could not be trusted to protect workers from the virus. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN.

    Amcu calls for urgent coronavirus summit in mining sector

    The union has expressed concern over the safety of miners following the announcement by government that mining companies can restart production at half of their capacity over the next two weeks.

    842 days ago
  • Picture: Christa Eybers/Eyewitness News

    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.

    1041 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    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.

    1041 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    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).

    1042 days ago
  • AMCU leader Joseph Mathunjwa addressing the media on issues related to the Labour Registrar's plan  deregister the union. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    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.

    1047 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu's Joseph Mathunjwa at a press briefing on 13 August 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Joseph Mathunjwa re-elected as Amcu president

    Five positions including that of the president, deputy president and treasurer were uncontested.

    1052 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa at a press briefing on 13 August 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN.

    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.

    1054 days ago
  • Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa briefs the media on 14 June 2019 at the Hyatt Regency hotel, Johannesburg, where he outlined the union’s demands for the upcoming wage negotiations in the platinum sector. Picture: @_AMCU/Twitter.

    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.

    1055 days ago
  • Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa at a press briefing on 13 August 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    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.

    1074 days ago
  • Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa. Picture: @Amcu/Twitter

    ‘This democracy is a facade’: Amcu president takes aim at ANC

    Friday marked seven years since 34 Marikana mine workers were shot and killed by police during a protracted strike over pay. Amcu held its annual commemoration event in the mining community.

    1087 days ago
  • FILE: The Marikana community gathered to commemorate the massacre on 16 August 2019 which saw 34 miners gunned down on 16 August 2012. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Thousands gather in Marikana to remember massacre victims

    At least 34 miners were gunned down by police on 16 August 2012.

    1088 days ago
  • FILE: Miners sit at the 'koppie' in Marikana ahead of a programme to commemorate the Marikana massacre, on 16 August 2018. Picture: Pelane Phakgadi/EWN

    Mathunjwa: Marikana tragedy opened workers' eyes to their exploitation

    As South Africa reflects on the Marikana massacre that claimed the lives of 34 mineworkers seven years ago on this day, mining union Amcu has described it as the epitome of a struggle for economic emancipation.

    1088 days ago
  • FILE: Retired Judge Ian Farlam listens during the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana shooting, on 3 October 2012. Picture: EWN

    Mathunjwa: Farlam commission one of omission

    Mining union Amcu said it was still considering launching a legal challenge against the Farlam commission of inquiry's findings into the Marikana massacre.

    1089 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu's Joseph Mathunjwa at a press briefing on 13 August 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Mathunjwa: Lonmin provoking workers into another Marikana

    Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa has accused management at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Lonmin mine of instigating another Marikana by offering workers paltry wage increases as salary negotiations continued in the platinum sector.

    1089 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu's Joseph Mathunjwa at a press briefing on 13 August 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Mathunjwa: SA needs dictator style of leadership

    In an interview with Eyewitness News, Amcu leader Joseph Mathunjwa said such a government would take a stern position against businesses which exploit workers.

    1089 days ago
  • '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.

    1089 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu's Joseph Mathunjwa at a press briefing on 13 August 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    I’m willing to be led by others, says Mathunjwa on upcoming Amcu congress

    Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said on Tuesday it was ready to hold its congress next month and its president Joseph Mathunjwa said he was ready to serve another term should members renew his mandate.

    1090 days ago
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