AMCU members vote to strike at Implats

[miningmx.com] – THE Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) said that its members had voted in favour of strike action over wages at Impala Platinum (Implats), said BDLive in an article it republished from Reuters.

“They said to go on strike,’ AMCU treasurer Jimmy Gama told Reuters. He gave no further details, nor did he specify a date for the stoppage to begin, said Reuters.

The AMCU has called for entry-level pay to rise to R12,500 a month. “Those are the demands of the workers,’ Gama told Bloomberg News. “It is up to our members whether they want to stay with that number.’

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