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Petrol strike ends

Petrol stations that were affected by the recent petrol strike will be back to normal as of Monday. This comes after the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) had reached an agreement of a 7 percent salary...

Eskom obtains interdict against strike

The Labour Court has granted Eskom an interdict against the strike action by members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). This comes after NUM members downed tools at Eskom on Monday in response to a deadlock in wage negotiations. The...

Eskom workers down tools

Eskom workers have downed tools at three power stations amid a wage negotiation deadlock between the utility and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). According to NUM, the 7% to 9% wage increase offered by Eskom is “an insult to the...

Strike stops, rats remain

The five-week-long Pikitup strike finally came to an end this week. The repercussions of the strike however will need to be dealt with for weeks to come. Rubbish piled up in the City of Johannesburg while workers took part in an unprotected strike,...
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Pikitup back to work today

The two week long strike by Pikitup staff is finally over following an intervention by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA).  According to a statement by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU)...
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Numsa accepts latest offer

Numsa has accepted the latest wage offer and has ordered striking workers to return to work today, bringing a partial end to the four-week-long strike in the metal and engineering industries. The final wage offer by the Steel and Engineering...
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Potential end to Numsa strike in sight

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has accepted Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant’s proposal to offer wage increases of 10% to low-level employees in the metals and engineering sector over three years....