Business Report writes that Irvin Jim, general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), confirmed on Thursday that the union was consulting members about a possible wage strike in the retail motor industry.   Source: Latest News

Business Report writes that unions belonging to SA’s soon-to-be launched new labour federation are warning of a secondary strike at Robertson Winery (RW) in the Western Cape.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 20 October 2016 Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 19 October 2016 Source: Latest News

News24 reports that the doors at the Gale Street Medico-Legal Mortuary in Durban have reopened following a two-day strike, the KwaZulu-Natal health department said on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Tuesday, 18 October 2016. Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that the Merafong municipality has been interdicted from discontinuing the piped water supply to the Blyvooruitzicht mining community and was ordered to come up with a plan to repair the water and sewerage infrastructure.   Source: Latest News

TMG Digital reports that the Gauteng Department of Health recruited a total of 3‚256 doctors and nurses between January and August this year.   Source: Latest News

Cape Times reports that Working on Fire’s (WoF’s) Trevor Abrahams has refuted claims of exploitation of workers, telling MPs that the 300 firefighters the organisation sent to Canada in June were essentially there as volunteers.   Source: Latest News

TMG Digital reports that on Wednesday strikers at tobacco company Philip Morris International blocked the main road leading to the company’s factory in Boksburg with burning tyres.   Source: Latest News