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*NUM Press Alert, 09 August 2016**More than 15 000 members of the NUM to embark on a national striketomorrow at Eskom *The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members at Eskom will embark on afull-blown strike in all nine provinces of South Africa. The decision tostrike was taken at an urgent NUM Eskom national shop stewards council heldat the NUM head office today.All 15 000 members of the NUM at Eskom will be fighting for therestoration of the right to strike at Eskom. The right to strike isenshrined in the constitution of South Africa and Eskom has stolen thatright to strike from our members. It is going to be a total withdrawal oflabour by our members. NUM members will be striking for the right to strikeat Eskom. Our members right to strike cannot be taken away by anybodyincluding Eskom's arrogant management.The NUM members are very disturbed and angry with the attitude of Eskom inrefusing to close the apartheid wage gap. After 22 years of democracy,Eskom is still paying its workers based on the apartheid system. Whiteemployees are still being paid more than black employees. When NUM membersraise these injustices and to embark on a strike, Eskom always reminds themthat it has been declared an essential service and cannot go on a strike.The NUM members are sick and tired of being threatened and reminded thatEskom is an essential service and Eskom is not doing anything to resolvetheir problems.The NUM members are demanding the following.. 10% of the lowest paid employees and 8.5% for the highest paid employeesat Eskom. A housing allowance of R3000.For more information, please contact:David Sipunzi: NUM General Secretary: 082 883 7293Helen Diatile: NUM Chief Negotiator at Eskom: 082 809 3270Livhuwani Mammburu : NUM National Spokesperson: 083 809 3257ADRESS:7 Rissik Street.Cnr Frederick,JohannesburgTel: 011 377 2111Cell: 083 809 3257Web: www.num.org.zaTwitter: @Num_MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NUM/100860023402167
Its birth was facilitated by comrades Cyril Ramaphosa who rose to be its first General Secretary, James Motlatsi who turned to be its first President, and Elijah Barayi who became its Vice President and later the President of Cosatu in 1985 when the federation was formed. porn