Strike

Striking soapie actors fired

Producers of television soapie Generations have fired 16 actors who had embarked on a strike, the SABC said on Monday. “MMSV Productions, following consultation with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), have today terminated the contracts of the striking actors on the SABC1 soap drama, Generations,” spokesman Kaizer Kganyago said[…]

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Minister pleased with end of strike

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on Tuesday congratulated parties in the metals sector for reaching an agreement, bringing the four-week strike to an end. “I am happy that the parties have finally found each other. The challenge right now is for parties to waste no time but to start rebuilding the[…]

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NUM unhappy about Eskom strike interdict

The National Union of Mineworkers on Tuesday expressed anger at Eskom having obtained a strike interdict against workers. “The NUM is disgusted and outraged with Eskom management after it obtained an urgent court interdict to stop its employees from embarking on an industrial action because of Eskom being declared an[…]

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Metal workers ‘reluctantly’ accepts wage offer

Seifsa has “reluctantly” accepted the labour department’s wage proposal to end a strike in the metal sector, the employer body said on Tuesday. “Seifsa has reluctantly accepted Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant’s proposal to offer wage increases of 10 percent to low-level employees over the next three years,” it said in[…]

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Numsa to intensify strike

The national strike committee (NSC) of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has resolved to intensify its metals and engineering strike, the union said on Wednesday. “The NSC, as duly mandated by the national executive committee, has developed a maximum programme of action to intensify and accelerate the[…]

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