source: Fin24
2009/07/16 08:28:00 PM
Johannesburg – Three South African trade unions declared a dispute with utility Eskom on Thursday after failing to agree on a pay rise and benefits.
“Solidarity, together with NUM and Numsa, declared a dispute with Eskom … This comes after wage negotiations with the company deadlocked,” the Solidarity union said in a statement.
Solidarity has demanded a 12% wage increase while the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), which also represent workers at the utility, have demanded a 14% hike.
However, Eskom has offered an 8% increase.
“Solidarity has [continue reading]
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