Court snuffs out Eskom worker strike
Eskom says it has obtained a court order preventing 15,000 National Union of Mine workers (NUM) members from going on strike over wage disputes.
NUM announced on Tuesday that thousands of its members would strike on Wednesday after wage talks with Eskom stalled.
However, the strike has been branded illegal as workers for crucial utilities like Eskom are prohibited by law from going on strike.
Eskom spokesperson, Khulu Phasiwe said the court order is a “re-emphasis of the Labour Relations Act”, adding that operations have not yet been affected.
According to Reuters, NUM said it was not aware of the court order, and it was not clear whether or not the “full-blown strike” would go ahead or not.
The threat of labour strikes hit Eskom after a year of no load shedding. Eskom remains in a precarious position, with financial problems and an aging grid.
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