Amcu, Sibanye on collision course over gold wages and platinum job cuts
- Published on 23 Mar 2016
- HR Pulse News Desk
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said on Friday that its members could strike at Sibanye Gold if the gold producer did not sign a wage agreement.
In November, Sibanye said that it would not hold further wage talks with Amcu over wages, indicating instead its members should accept a pay agreement signed with other unions. Amcu members had voted in October to strike in the gold sector, including at Sibanye, but agreed not to down tools immediately pending talks with the gold producer. Sibanye has said the workers were unlikely to engage in work stoppages.
The union also said that it was against plans by Sibanye to cut more than 500 jobs at the company’s recently acquired platinum mines.
Source: Reuters
