Eskom declares war on unions
Initially the parties had drawn up an agreement stating that workers will get a 7.5 per cent increase for 2018 and a seven per cent increase for the next two years.
ESKOM says the dispute between them and trade unions National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) and Solidarity needs urgent intervention.
Last week the utility declared a dispute with the trade unions over the precondition that NUM and NUMSA introduced as part of the wage negotiations.
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Initially the parties had drawn up an agreement stating that workers will get a 7.5 per cent increase for 2018 and a seven per cent increase for the next two years.
However the unions refused to sign the agreement after the utility insisted that those who embarked on the strike would face disciplinary action.
The industrial action led to the power system being constrained and rotational load shedding for three days.
“Eskom reserves its right to follow the disciplinary process in line with the company’s Disciplinary Code and Procedure,” Eskom Group Executive for Human Resources Elsie Pule said.
She added, “In an effort to bring the process to a conclusion, Eskom has referred a mutual interest dispute to the CCMA. We remain positive that the process will be expeditiously resolved.”
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