CCMA steps in to defuse Eskom wage dispute
10 August 2016
Johannesburg – The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) will take over wage negotiations for Eskom workers.
The CCMA said in a statement on Wednesday it would assist the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and Solidarity in the Eskom wage dispute.
The CCMA will offer assistance in terms of section 150 of the Labour Relations Act to find a resolution. Talks are scheduled for Thursday 11 August, and they will be facilitated by a senior commissioner, director of the CCMA, Cameron Sello Morajane confirmed.
This follows as Eskom on Tuesday obtained a court interdict against striking NUM members. NUM national spokesperson Livhuwani Mammburu, told Fin24 that workers “on the ground” are currently striking nationally.