The logo of state power utility Eskom is seen outside Cape Town's Koeberg nuclear power plant in this picture taken March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
South Africa’s Unions Agree Wage Deal with Eskom
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Solidarity, a union representing high-skilled workers, said on Thursday that it has agreed a three-year wage deal with state power utility Eskom, bringing an end to weeks of negotiations that led to load shedding (otherwise known as power outages). The much larger National Union of Mineworkers earlier said it had […]
The logo of state power utility Eskom is seen outside Cape Town's Koeberg nuclear power plant in this picture taken March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Solidarity, a union representing high-skilled workers, said on Thursday that it has agreed a three-year wage deal with state power utility Eskom, bringing an end to weeks of negotiations that led to load shedding (otherwise known as power outages).
The much larger National Union of Mineworkers earlier said it had reached the same deal with Eskom. The agreement includes a 7.5 % increase this year and a 7 % rise in each of the next two years.
According to local reports, some employees may still face disciplinary action despite the wage deal.
(Reporting by Joe Brock; Editing by David Goodman)