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Labour Court AMCU gold strike return date postponed

Labour Court AMCU gold strike return date postponed

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17th March 2014

By: Leandi Kolver

Creamer Media Deputy Editor

  

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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Labour Court has postponed the court return date on an interim order preventing the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) to strike in the gold sector to give the parties more time to prepare.

The court initially issued a ruling on January 30, declaring the strike called by AMCU at gold producers AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony and Sibanye Gold unprotected on an interim basis, as it was not compatible with the requirements of the Labour Relations Act.

The order interdicted the union from proceeding with the strike or encouraging its members to embark on the strike.

On Friday, the Chamber of Mines, acting on behalf of the gold producers, and AMCU returned to court, where both parties requested a postponement and, subsequently, the return date was set for June 5.

The court order, declaring the strike unprotected, remained in place.

Meanwhile, in the platinum sector, AMCU had been striking at platinum miners Lonmin, Impala Platinum and Anglo American Platinum, for an increase in basic wages, since January 23.

Edited by Tracy Klückow
Creamer Media Contributing Editor

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