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Solidarity says CoM negotiating in bad faith

31st January 2017

By: Megan van Wyngaardt

Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online

     

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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Trade union Solidarity on Tuesday said the Chamber of Mines (CoM) was negotiating in “bad faith” and that it had gone against its stated mandate as communicated to trade unions earlier this month.

“The CoM [notified the unions that] negotiations at a centralised level, as was done before, will no longer take place,” Solidarity mining industry deputy general secretary Connie Prinsloo said in a statement.

This, Prinsloo noted, was a reversal of the CoM’s stance communicated to the unions on January 20, when Solidarity and other trade unions met with the CoM.

“[It then] confirmed that centralised negotiations will still be held and reiterated its wish that the negotiations be subject to a strict protocol to ensure an efficient and speedy process – to which all unions present agreed,” Prinsloo said.

Further, the chamber had not laid a firm foundation for future engagement, especially in view of the upcoming 2017 wage negotiations.

“Solidarity is extremely perturbed by this state of affairs and believes the CoM’s actions signal that it is negotiating in bad faith,” Prinsloo said.

Organised labour on Tuesday declared a dispute against the CoM.

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Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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