Addressing members of the parliamentary press gallery on the 12th September 2013, president Jacob Zuma expressed reservations over certain sections of the Protection of State Information Bill (secrecy bill) and referred the controversial Bill back to parliament for reconsideration. Section 79 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa allows the president to […]
Read MoreThe National Office Bearers (NOBs) of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will be convening an urgent National Executive Committee (NEC) to brief the NEC on the outcomes of the special Central Executive Committee (CEC) of COSATU that was held yesterday Wednesday 14 August 2013, COSATU House, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng province. Furthermore, […]
Read MoreI take the privilege on behalf of the national office-bearers of the militant, red National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa to greet and welcome you to this second edition of Numsa News. We have just come from the National Bargaining Conference (NBC), the ultimate mandating forum for our negotiators in all sectors that are […]
Read MoreDelegates from Numsa’s nine regions sat shoulder to shoulder to participate in the recent national bargaining conference (NBC). It is a momentous conference that takes place every three years for most sectors organised by the giant union. Numsa collective bargaining is taking place when the strikes in the mining and agriculture sectors are still fresh […]
Read MoreREMINDER: NUMSA NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC) PRESS CONFERENCE THIS COMING SUNDAY 26 MAY 2013, 11H00AM, 29 IMPALA RD, SANDTON Sunday 26 May 2013 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) held its ordinary and scheduled National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday 22 May 2013 –ended- yesterday Friday 24 May 2013, Birchwood Hotel […]
Read MoreReminder: Numsa Central Committee (CC) Press Conference 07 March 2013 The National Office Bearers (NOBs) of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), namely General Secretary IRVIN JIM, President CEDRIC GINA, Deputy General Secretary KARL CLOETE, National Treasurer MPHUMZI MAQUNGO, 1st Deputy President ANDREW CHIRWA and 2nd Deputy President CHRISTINE OLIVIER, will address members […]
Read MoreNumsa general secretary Irvin Jim to address members of the media – Sunday 24 February 2013, Numsa Head Office, Newtown, Johannesburg 23 February 2013 In the next 48-hours, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will go to the High Court on an urgent basis for an order that declares lawful the 18-hour […]
Read MoreA call for an EDI emergency plan with greater and long-term consensus By Dinga Sikwebu Num-Numsa submission to Parliament’s portfolio committee on energy and the committee on cooperative governance and traditional affairs on the possible restructuring of the electricity distribution industry The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South […]
Read MoreIrvin Jim, Numsa General Secretary to address members of the media on the planned mass campaign against the proposed Eskom application to Nersa for electricity tariff increases 10 January 2012 The National Office Bearers (NOBs) of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), namely General Secretary IRVIN JIM, President CEDRIC GINA, 1st Deputy […]
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