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BDLive reports that the membership of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) dropped to 206,000 in the last week of January, which is a level last seen in the 1990s. Source: Latest News
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JRA workers go on strike in Joburg CBD
eNCA reports that Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) workers went on strike in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday. SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members employed by JRA staged a sit-in from Friday at the road agency’s offices. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 23 February 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 23 February 2016. Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on 23 February 2016
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Monday, 22 February 2016. Source: Latest News
Lily Mine clarifies confusion over payments to miners for their ordeal
ANA reports that Lily Mine on Monday clarified that Vantage Goldfields, owners of the collapsed mine in Mpumalanga where three miners remain trapped underground, would honour a promise to pay the mineworkers in respect of their ordeal. Source: Latest News
Illegal mining activities in Gauteng remain a worry for premier
ANA reports that Gauteng Premier David Makhura said on Monday that the spate of crime caused by illegal mining activities in Johannesburg warranted an increase in policing. Source: Latest News
'Boetie-boetie' relationship at eNCA, says CWU
News24 reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) claimed on Monday that there was a “boetie-boetie” relationship at eNCA where racism was prevalent and workers’ rights were trampled upon. Source: Latest News
Scrap metal recyclers say proposed law on exports threatens 400,000 jobs
Business Report writes that scrap metal merchants and freight operators are calling for the government to withdraw proposed amendments to the preference price policy (PPS) guidelines aimed at curbing scrap exports. Source: Latest News
Constitutionality of sector-wide collective bargaining argued in high court
BDLIve reports that the first day of the Free Market Foundation’s (FMF’s) legal battle over the constitutionality of sector-wide collective bargaining provisions got under way on Monday. Source: Latest News
NUM signs wage deal with LafargeHolcim for 8% increase
Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has signed a one-year wage agreement with the local unit of cement maker LafargeHolcim, ending a strike that had just entered its second week. Source: Latest News