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South Africa: Pay Deal Ends Threat of World Cup Power Blackout
Business Day, 5 July 2010
ESKOM and three trade unions struck an 11th hour wage deal yesterday, averting a strike at the power utility and preventing possible electricity blackouts in the final week of the… Read more »
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South Africa: New CEO in Plea to Avert Eskom Strike
Business Day, 2 July 2010
ESKOM's CEO, Brian Dames, said yesterday the power utility could not afford to increase wages by more than the 8,5% it has already offered and pleaded with trade unions not to go… Read more »
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South Africa: Energy Unions Prepare for Midwinter Strike
Business Day, 1 July 2010
TWO unions representing the majority of Eskom's workers issued strike notices yesterday, paving the way for strikes starting next week. Read more »
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South Africa: Pending Strike Illegal - Eskom
BuaNews, 1 July 2010
Power utility, Eskom, says the impending strike action by its workers would be illegal and unprotected. Read more »
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South Africa: Union Spurns Eskom Offer, Warns of Strike
Business Day, 30 June 2010
THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said yesterday that its members would go on a strike next week over Eskom's failure to meet workers' demand for a 9% wage increase and a… Read more »
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South Africa: Unions, Eskom Still Can't Agree
Business Day, 29 June 2010
Unions representing workers at Eskom have not yet accepted or rejected a new labour offer from the parastatal. Read more »