ESKOM LIVE | NUM and Numsa reject 7% wage offer, plan protest at Eskom HQ
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the National Union of Mineworkers have rejected Eskom's wage offer of a 7% wage increase.
This follows a week of protests over the wage deadlock with Eskom at the CBF, which hindered vital maintenance work at stations, left ten units down, and plunged the country into Stage 6 load shedding for the second time in history."[We demand a] two digits salary increase.
Eskom initially made a zero percent offer, which went up to 5% during talks. Following Gordhan's intervention, this offer was revised upward again to 7%, according to reports. Eskom is offering workers a 7% wage increase, after the utility lost units during illegal protests that plunged South Africa into the worst blackouts since 2019, according to people familiar with the matter. The offer is for one year, said the people who asked not to be identified because the information is not public.
The utility currently has 3 161MW on planned maintenance, while another 17 395MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.28 June 17:3928 June 17:36
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