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The mining company clashed with workers last week after announcing it couldn’t pay Christmas bonuses and profit shares. An estimate of about 800 workers downed tools in a bid to strong-arm mine management to conceded to its demand.
Over 800 workers at the mine staged a 36-hour sit-in related to the payment of incentives, while also calling for the closed-shop agreement with its in-house union, Blyvoor Workers Union, to be brought to an end.
Mineworkers at the Blyvoor Gold mine are disgruntled over the non-payment of incentives, including Christmas bonuses and profit sharing.
Friday 16 April 2021 - 8:45am Who killed Blyvoor gold mine’s director Wels Sempe, and will the assassination derail the mine’s recovery? eNCA's Govan Whittles finds out. Courtesy #DStv403 JOHANNESBURG - Who killed Blyvoor gold mine’s director Wels Sempe and will the assassination derail the mine’s recovery? These are the questions being asked by mine management and workers alike, who are currently facing off over union representation and jobs.
NUM wants govt intervention at Blyvoor mine over ‘union bashing’ Updated Karabo Tebele Share this: The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in Carletonville on Wednesday accused the Blyvoor gold mine of forcing workers to join the company's union of choice. Sibahle Motha The union says the mine allegedly forced and threatened workers to join its newly formed Blyvoor Workers Union. NUM Carletonville region chairperson Zimele Ponti says workers cannot be prevented from joining a union of their choice. "You can't block people to join a union of choice as an employer and pa...