Friday, July 27, 2007

Union cancels wage talks with Angloplat, row continues

(Reuters) - South Africa's biggest mining union cancelled wage talks due on Thursday with Anglo Platinum Ltd because the miner was apparently not prepared to substantially change its offer, a union official said.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) declared a dispute, the first legal step towards a strike, on July 11, but never officially filed it after Angloplat said it may raise its offer.


Read more at Reuters Africa

No comments: