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Strike ballot for miners on Monday

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By Hilton Shone
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), announced on Wednesday that it would hold a strike ballot on Monday next week, the results of which would be announced on Tuesday.

NUM deputy president Crosby Moni said at a press conference that should the ballot be in favour, around 155,000 workers would go on strike in the gold industry over wages and annual leave at the start of the night shift on Thursday, July 26.

In addition, up to 20,000 NUM members at South African collieries would also strike, after a similar ballot - over wages, medical incapacity benefits and meal intervals. This strike would also start on Thursday, ballot permitting, NUM said.

However, NUM employees at electricity utility Eskom are set to go on strike on Tuesday next week over pay and maternity leave issues. Some 21,500 workers are expected to participate in the strike.

"A strike ballot is the only route open to us at present," Moni told the press conference.

"However, we are prepared to continue negotiations with the industry, but if necessary we will strike indefinitely until our demands are met," he said.

NUM general secretary Gwede Mantashe said that the NUM's demands were"more than fair", adding that meetings with the Chamber of Mines were ongoing.

He pointed out that demands by workers in the gold mining industry for a minimum wage of R2,000 a month had been rejected, while the country's three biggest collieries - AngloCoal, Ingwe, and Eyesizwe - had agreed to a R2,000 a month minimum.

He added, however, that incapacity benefits were still an issue in the coal industry while the gold industry had expressed its willingness to deal with incapacity benefits.

"We believe we have a compelling case, it will put the industry on a footing that is fair and equitable," Mantashe said.

"Some underground workers are paid less than casual workers at (retail group) Pick 'n Pay," he said.

He added that a minimum wage should not be a union demand but was rather a business imperative, given the salaries paid to senior executives.

The NUM, which has some 220,000 members and represents around three-quarters of the mining industry's workforce, is demanding 25 days annual leave (including weekends and public holidays) while the mines are offering 21 days.

The NUM had originally demanded 30 days.

In the gold mining industry, the dispute centers on wage increases, a minimum wage and annual leave.

According to Frans Barker, the chamber's chief negotiator, the NUM package of demands translates into increases"of well over 10% and up to 16% on some mines".

The chamber's gold members are offering wage increases of between 7.25% and 9%, Barker added.

On the collieries, the dispute is about wages, medical incapacity benefits and meal intervals, with the chamber offering wage increases of between 7.5% and 22%.

The NUM rejected a final offer by the chamber on Tuesday night on behalf of its colliery members and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration - the government appointed arbitration forum - issued a deadlock certificate.

At Eskom, is offering salary increase of between 7% for higher paid workers and 9% for junior employees. Union officials are demanding a minimum of 9% and a maximum of 10.5%, noting that the power utility had experienced increased profitability in the past year.

In a statement issued after the media conference, the NUM said that while differences remained, it and the chamber had agreed on various issues. These include steps to combat HIV/Aids, the retention of skills and employment of women, income security, and time for union activity.

In addition, it and gold producers had agreed on meal intervals, except at Durban Roodepoort Deep Ltd.

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