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Pavan Kulkarni
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
23 Feb 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions, which has called for the strike, has put forward demands for a radical change in policy, including measures such as the nationalization of all strategic…
Peoples Dispatch
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
29 May 2020
The company’s management has gone to court seeking an urgent interdict against the industrial action called by NUMSA. The union’s general secretary Irvin Jim said “We reject their attempts to…
Peoples Dispatch
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
20 May 2020
60 workers were turned away by the company as the permitted capacity was exceeded. They are now stuck in overcrowded, unsanitary hostels with no way to get home.
Peoples Dispatch
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
19 Mar 2020
Workers had begun a sit-in strike underground in Lanxess’s Rustenburg mine on February 17 against various issues, including sexual harassment and the exploitation of contract workers at the mine.
Peoples Dispatch
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
12 Feb 2020
Along with the cancelation of these domestic routes, the workers employed will also be retrenched. This lay-off is in violation of the collective agreement reached between the workers and the…
Peoples Dispatch
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
08 Feb 2020
The workers were dismissed after they launched an ‘unprotected’ strike on January 24. The reinstatement comes as the strike action has taken a heavy toll on the company’s vehicles production.
Pavan Kulkarni
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
27 Jan 2020
Samancor Chrome Limited has cited operational reasons for preparing to retrench nearly 3,000 employees. Workers organized by the National Metalworkers Union of South Africa (NUMSA) are preparing to…
Pavan Kulkarni
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
17 Jan 2020
Union’s solution to the crisis in Eskom is a reversal of the government’s policy of decommissioning Eskom’s power production units and outsourcing the energy requirement to private companies
Peoples Dispatch
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
18 Nov 2019
Over 3,000 employees of South Africa Airways are on strike since November 15 demanding an 8% hike in salaries, the scrapping of retrenchment plans and the insourcing of employees. Workers from the…
Pavan Kulkarni
National Union Of Metalworkers Of South Africa : Articles
11 Nov 2019
Trade unions argue that the summit only raises false hopes of economic revival and demanded that the government, instead, take concrete steps like doubling the corporate tax, setting capital controls…