The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Sunday agreed to a wage deal with Sibanye Gold on Sunday‚ claiming victory for a modest increase on a deal they maintain they largely negotiated six months ago.
The union announced on its website and on social media that its members had agreed to an accumulative R25 increase per year over three years above that of a dealt struck by Sibanye and three other unions in October.
In a copy of a speech delivered to a mass meeting at Sibanye Golds’ Driefontein mine near Carletonville‚ in the West of Johannesburg‚ Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa claimed victory given the company had restarted talks despite repeatedly maintaining it wouldn’t
“Sibanye Gold management made an offer of R25 more on top of the previous wage agreement signed by NUM and other unions which was R675 for first year‚ R700 for second and 3rd R750 for the third (year)‚” the union said.
“That money was negotiated by us and NUM was quick to sign for what they did not negotiate. It was Amcu who negotiated that offer. The new offer is R700 first year‚ R725 second year and R800 for the third year.”
Sibanye had struck a deal in October with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)‚ Solidarity and United Association of SA (Uasa) in October‚ representing increases of up to 12% for some categories of workers in the first year.
Amcu had refused that deal‚ reserving its option for a protected strike pending a Labour Court appeal that may have allowed it to strike at other producers where the three other unions represented a collective majority.
Amcu had‚ however‚ suspended the strike on Wednesday after talks with Sibanye management.
The NUM had dismissed the R25 increase on Thursday‚ and accused Amcu of being Sibanye’s “baby:.
The offer should have been tabled for consideration during collective bargaining‚ the union said‚ further accusing Sibanye of failing to act after raids at the Driefontein and Kloof mines that discovered weapons including guns and pangas.
Solidarity had on Friday welcomed the suspension of the strike‚ saying there was every indication that should it have proceeded it would have been accompanied by violence.
Amcu claims victory in Sibanye Gold wage deal talks
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Sunday agreed to a wage deal with Sibanye Gold on Sunday‚ claiming victory for a modest increase on a deal they maintain they largely negotiated six months ago.
The union announced on its website and on social media that its members had agreed to an accumulative R25 increase per year over three years above that of a dealt struck by Sibanye and three other unions in October.
In a copy of a speech delivered to a mass meeting at Sibanye Golds’ Driefontein mine near Carletonville‚ in the West of Johannesburg‚ Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa claimed victory given the company had restarted talks despite repeatedly maintaining it wouldn’t
“Sibanye Gold management made an offer of R25 more on top of the previous wage agreement signed by NUM and other unions which was R675 for first year‚ R700 for second and 3rd R750 for the third (year)‚” the union said.
“That money was negotiated by us and NUM was quick to sign for what they did not negotiate. It was Amcu who negotiated that offer. The new offer is R700 first year‚ R725 second year and R800 for the third year.”
Sibanye had struck a deal in October with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)‚ Solidarity and United Association of SA (Uasa) in October‚ representing increases of up to 12% for some categories of workers in the first year.
Amcu had refused that deal‚ reserving its option for a protected strike pending a Labour Court appeal that may have allowed it to strike at other producers where the three other unions represented a collective majority.
Amcu had‚ however‚ suspended the strike on Wednesday after talks with Sibanye management.
The NUM had dismissed the R25 increase on Thursday‚ and accused Amcu of being Sibanye’s “baby:.
The offer should have been tabled for consideration during collective bargaining‚ the union said‚ further accusing Sibanye of failing to act after raids at the Driefontein and Kloof mines that discovered weapons including guns and pangas.
Solidarity had on Friday welcomed the suspension of the strike‚ saying there was every indication that should it have proceeded it would have been accompanied by violence.
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