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NUM will never support the opportunistic DA

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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) finds it unfortunate that the Democratic Alliance (DA) would draw us to support the Labour Relations Amendment Bill 2014 that seeks to curtail violence strikes.

The NUM has never been a violent union. We are a peaceful union and we do not encourage our members to embark on violence when they are on strike. It has always been our position. We are a victim of violence strikes and non-strikes since 2012. Where was the DA when the NUM was calling for peace and the industrial relations stability in 2012 until today?

"The NUM members experienced violence, assaults, intimidation and killings during the apartheid era and the DA and its forebears never came out in our defence.  It is, therefore, opportunistic of them to make a public call that we must support their bill. The NUM remains committed in terms of Framework agreement for a Sustainable Mining Industry entered into by Organised Labour, Organised Business and Government in which the parties agreed to act decisively to enforce the rule of law, maintain peace during strikes and other protests relating to labour disputes, ensure protection of life, property and the advancement of the rights of all citizens, including crime prevention measures," said NUM General Secretary Frans Baleni.

The DA should be calling for other stakeholders who had not signed the Framework Agreement for a Sustainable mining industry to sign it. It is, therefore, opportunistic of them to only call the NUM to support the Labour Relations Amendment Bill 2014. The NUM is not the only union in the mining industry in South Africa.

We must remind the DA that the NUM embarked on an 11-week strike in 2013-2014 season at Northam Platinum in Limpopo, and not even a single fly was hurt. This demonstrates that the NUM is not a violent union. We are a peaceful union and it is not an empty rhetoric.

For more information, please contact:

Livhuwani Mammburu, Acting NUM National Spokesperson, 083 809 3257
Frans Baleni, NUM General Secretary, 082 375 6443
National Union of Mineworkers
7 Rissik Street.
Cnr Frederick
Johannesburg
Tel: 011 377 2111
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The National Union of Mineworkers was founded in 1982.

Its birth was facilitated by comrades Cyril Ramaphosa who rose to be its first General Secretary, James Motlatsi who turned to be its first President, and Elijah Barayi who became its Vice President and later the President of Cosatu in 1985 when the federation was formed. porn