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NUM: Eskom's voluntary exit packages precursor to mass job cuts
About R400 million was set aside to try and convince workers to take a pay-out to leave the company. It's hoped this would help save money.
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Numsa, NUM call for Eskom board to be removed immediately
Employees belonging to the unions held their picket on Wednesday afternoon in Johannesburg to submit a memorandum to the Eskom management.
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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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Mboweni shrugs off NUM’s threats to shutdown Eskom
NUM wants the government to abandon its plans to split Eskom into three divisions, fearing that this will lead to its privatisation.
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NUM calls on govt to investigate after Limpopo mine death
The worker was killed this week at the Tweefontein Shaft during a fall of ground incident.
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Politics Sphithiphithi: Frans Baleni on president-elect Cyril Ramaphosa
EWN political reporters Carien du Plessis and Theto Mahlakoana sat down with former National Union of Mineworkers general secretary Frans Baleni and chatted about his history with president-elect Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of his inauguration.
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NUM ready to fight retrenchments at Sibanye-Stillwater
The company announced on Thursday that over 6,000 jobs are on the line as part of its restructuring operation.
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[LISTEN] Cosatu says alleged mass layoffs behind looming strike
Despite assurances given by President Cyril Ramaphosa on job security, union's spokesperson Sizwe Pamla says they don't believe there won't be layoffs at Eskom.
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Sibanye-Stillwater extends wage agreement to gold miners
Sibanye-Stillwater urged striking workers to return to work on 15 December.
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Sibanye-Stillwater operating below capacity due to Amcu strike
The workers downed tools last week after the mine signed the deal with unions including NUM and Solidarity.
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Amcu: No intimidation will stop members from fighting for better wages
This comes after Sibanye-Stillwater said intimidation and violence will be investigated and employees who are implicated will be taken through a disciplinary process.
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Numsa to fight Eskom 'retrenchments'
The workers union joined forces with trade union NUM on Saturday to march against the power utility’s signing of Independent Power Producers contracts and the possible privatisation of Eskom.
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‘Save Eskom’: Unions send strong message to govt over IPP contracts
Thousands of workers braved the scorching weather to march to the Union Buildings.
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‘Blindsided’: Unions unite against govt’s IPP plans
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi says the multi-billion rand project is not in line with the tripartite alliance's policy.
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NUM vows to protect jobs at Eskom ahead of weekend march
The union is marching against an agreement signed by the Energy Department which will see solar and wind power plants being built in rural Mpumalanga.
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Eskom, trade unions deadlock over disciplinary proceedings
The dispute, which has been referred to the CCMA, is over a condition that NUM and Numsa raised at wage negotiations that their members not be disciplined for taking part in an unprotected strike last month.
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Eskom declares dispute with unions amid wage talks
The power utility says it relates to the precondition that the NUM and Numsa introduced as part of the recent wage negotiations.
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Eskom urges unions to accept wage offer
The power utility says the unions should not further disadvantage employees who await their salary adjustments.
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[LISTEN] 'Nene asked unions to bring ideas of how to fund wage demands'
Cape Talk’s Kieno Kammies speaks deputy editor of the 'Financial Mail' Sikonathi Mantshantsha about the Eskom wage talks deadlock.
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What's the deal breaker? Striking Eskom unions reject latest 7% wage offer
Workers are demanding an 8% salary hike this year and then 8.5% for the next two years.
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Numsa urges members to unite as Eskom wage negotiations continue
Other unions representing Eskom workers have been protesting for weeks, demanding a 9% wage hike.
