NUM to submit wage demands by end of April

Johannesburg - The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday it will submit its wage demands for the coal and gold sectors by the end of April, a delay of up to a month from its previously stated target of the end of March.

"NUM has delayed sending its wage demands to the Chamber of Mines because of internal consultations with its members. Our wage demands will be submitted before the end of April. We expect the opening wage negotiations round to start towards the last week of May," NUM said in a statement.

Meanwhile on Wednesday some of the union's members were locked out at Eskom's Medupi power plant.

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"The NUM is aware that some of its members were locked out this morning at Medupi. The NUM Lephalale sub-region and Eskom full-time shop stewards are going to meet the affected members to find out what happened," the statement said.