Union Calls Strike by 90,000 South Africa Platinum, Gold Workers
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The South African union representing most workers at the world’s top three platinum companies and some of the largest gold mines in the nation has served notice that its members will go on strike over wages.
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union delivered the notices to Anglo American Platinum Ltd. and Lonmin Plc. today and said it plans the same for Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. It has at least 70,000 members across the three companies. Gold producers, where the AMCU has about 20,000 members, including at AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., also confirmed through an industry group they’ve been told of the strike.