Strike - News Archive

1. South African Reserve Bank worried about platinum mining strike: (Latest News); Yesterday, the South African Reserve Bank governor – Gill Marcus – announced that interest rates would remain unchanged because of, among others, the ongoing platinum mining strike and the disastrous ...; Created on 28 Mar 2014
2. Platinum mining strike hits home: (Latest News); ... Gordon Institute of Business Science, I was a bit nervous about the prospect of encountering marching strikers – the potential violence that could erupt in the mob scared me the most. Why does the platinum ...; Created on 28 Mar 2014
3. EFF lends its support to the platinum mining strike: (Latest News); The Sowetan reports that the EFF supports the Amcu platinum mining strike. Says EFF spokesperson – Mbuyiseni Ndlozi - the party is firmly behind the demand of a 'living wage' for all mineworkers. However, ...; Created on 27 Mar 2014
4. Platinum mining strike: Workers want to come back to work: (Latest News); ... in wages - but they aren't because they fear being killed by other striking workers. The platinum mining strike has been going on for nine weeks. The newspaper reports that the big platinum producers ...; Created on 27 Mar 2014
5. Job specific training a key factor in staff loyalty and retention: (Latest News); ... He notes that while some businesses don't offer training due to the additional expense and concerns that it may not offer the value being promised, it is important to strike a balance between using internal ...; Created on 26 Mar 2014
6. Amcu strike causes irreparable damage: (Latest News); According to a joint statement issued by the CEOs of Impala Platinum (Implats), Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) and Lonmin Platinum, the extended mining strike on the platinum belt is unlike any strike ...; Created on 26 Mar 2014
7. Is the National Development Plan the answer to SA’s unemployment problem?: (Editor's Pick); ... growth. We experience massive spatial divides which hamper all South Africans becoming active in the economy. The SA economy is too dependent on resources, which means that every time there is a strike ...; Created on 25 Mar 2014
8. Government is open to suggestions for strike reforms: (News); ... that could limit lengthy and violent strike action. It has invited social connections to "a structured discussion" on the matter, reports Business Day. The plague of violent strike action throughout ...; Created on 24 Mar 2014
9. Modise states concerns over 'never-ending' strike: (News); North West premier Thandi Modise called on miners and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) to increase efforts to end the crippling platinum sector strike, reports Fin24. "There ...; Created on 18 Mar 2014
10. Amcu strike gains strength: (News); The wage strike in the platinum sector has intensified, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said on Monday. "The strike continues, the number of workers on strike have increased," ...; Created on 18 Mar 2014
11. What to do when your employees’ personal lives interfere with their work lives: (Editor's Pick); ... your working relationship – and not being able to fix it. So where do you strike the balance? Let's look at a hypothetical example. Lucy – who handles marketing ¬at company X - has been living with ...; Created on 18 Mar 2014
12. Half a million workers set for strike action: (News); According to Fin24, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) called a one-day strike for Wednesday to highlight youth unemployment in the country, where one in four people are jobless, ...; Created on 17 Mar 2014
13. Can you dismiss picketing workers during a strike action?: (Dismissal); The threat of strike action, which is usually accompanied by picketing (that easily develops into violence and blockades), is a chilling reality. Unions have succeeded in entrenching their right to ...; Created on 17 Mar 2014
14. Spat merges between CCMA and Chamber of Mines: (News); ... to end the almost seven-week strike in the platinum sector. Economists say the squabbling between the group representing producers and the state mediator makes it doubtful that negotiations will continue ...; Created on 11 Mar 2014
15. Zuma gets 20 March deadline for Amcu petition: (News); ... de-register the union, reports Fin24. "This is happening at the middle of the biggest protected strike... The department is helping the companies to resolve the strike," he said. Amcu members downed ...; Created on 7 Mar 2014
16. Amcu marches to the Union Buildings: (News); ... a petition about their unhappiness about how government departments and platinum mining companies have handled their strike. Union president Joseph Mathunjwa, treasurer Jimmy Gama, and secretary Jeff ...; Created on 7 Mar 2014
17. Could you take a digital detox?: (Opinion); Recently, I saw a sign outside a restaurant which was (of course) posted to Facebook: "No we don't have WiFi - talk to each other". It strikes everyone as funny until the truth hits home: We've stopped ...; Created on 7 Mar 2014
18. How to solve one of your biggest business networking headaches: (Corporate Culture); ... as she arrived – make a beeline for the refreshments table and head for cover, hoping desperately that no-one would find her and attempt to strike up a conversation. However, in recent years I have gotten ...; Created on 7 Mar 2014
19. Mines refuse Amcu's revised wage demands: (News); South Africa's top three platinum mines on Tuesday turned down a revised wage demand from trade unions now into the sixth week of a crippling strike. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction ...; Created on 5 Mar 2014
20. New trade union launched - Workers' Association Union: (News); A new union for platinum miners in Rustenburg, the Workers' Association Union, plans to meet with mining companies to end the strike immediately, reports the Mail & Guardian (M&G). The Workers' ...; Created on 4 Mar 2014

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