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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Thursday, 13 August 2015. Source: Latest News
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Midday roundup of labour news on Thursday, 13 August 2015
In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Wednesday, 12 August 2015. Source: Latest News
NUM declares dispute in coal mining wage talks
BDLive reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Wednesday declared a dispute with coal mining companies after wage negotiations deadlocked. Source: Latest News
Marikana mineworkers file civil claims against Lonmin and security company
The Star reports that the miners who were injured and arrested in the week before the 2012 Marikana massacre have filed civil claims against platinum producer Lonmin and Protea Coin Security. Source: Latest News
Amcu rejects gold wage offer, demands unpaid overtime payment
ANA reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has rejected the ‘final’ wage offer from gold producers and has also demanded payment of overtime monies supposedly owed to thousands of mine workers since 2000. Source: Latest News
Police minister praises court bid to bring Marikana closure
Police Minister Nathi Nhleko believed that the court action by families of slain Marikana miners for compensation was one way of helping to bring closure, the police ministry said on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
NHLS in talks with Nehawu after strike on Tuesday
EWN reports that the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has said that talks are ongoing with the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) following a nationwide strike by workers this week. Source: Latest News
Cosatu CEC meeting still boycotted by certain affiliates
The New Age reports that several Cosatu affiliates have continued with their boycott of meetings of the federation’s central executive committee (CEC). Source: Latest News
Gold mineworkers owed for years of overtime, Amcu claims
Bloomberg News reports that according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), gold producers owe workers billions of rand in unpaid overtime. Source: Latest News
Samwu lobbies for municipal workers to accept 7% wage increase
TimesLive reports that leaders of the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) are embarking on another round of lobbying countrywide in an attempt to get their members to accept a salary increase offer that will avert a strike. Source: Latest News