The curtain looks set to fall on one of SA's most militant and disruptive unions after it ended a five-month gold strike empty handed
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union's registration will be cancelled because it has ceased to function in terms of its constitution and is “not a genuine trade union”, the Labour Relations Registrar said in a government gazette notice on Wednesday.
It secured a R4,000 ex-gratia payment for its members as a sweetener, but this offer was extended to all employees at a cost of R120m to Sibanye. Estimates are that it will take about a decade for Amcu's members to recoup their lost wages, which have been put at between R50,000 and R60,000. However, there are anecdotal stories of heavy debt incurred by striking workers to pay for food, rent and school fees during the labour action.
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