Eskom’s Biggest Union Demands 15% Pay Hike as Outages Worsen
- South Africa experienced over 100 days of power cuts this year
- Previous wage talks resulted in a deadlock and violent protest
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The biggest labor union at South Africa’s Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. demanded a 15% wage increase, as the cash-strapped utility struggles to generate enough power to meet the country’s needs, resulting in daily blackouts.
The National Union of Mineworkers wants the same raise for all workers, along with other increases in allowances for housing and other benefits, it said in a copy of a letter to Eskom seen by Bloomberg.