Central SA
Mine unions vote to down tools in NW─── 07:25 Fri, 04 Mar 2022
Mineworkers at unions, AMCU, and the NUM have voted in favour of a strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's gold operations following a wage deadlock.
The unions demanded an increase of R1,000 per year for three years.
Sibanye’s final offer to Category 4 to 8 employees was an increase of R700 each year.
A third union, Solidarity, said earlier this week that its members had accepted the firm's offer.
The potential strike comes as Sibanye - which is also the world's largest platinum miner, recorded R33 billion profit last year, thanks to a surge in commodity prices.
One union says they're set on downing tools next Thursday but will sit with management one more time on Monday.
