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On 11 June 2022, Sibanye-Stillwater signed a three-year wage agreement for its SA gold operations, effective from 1 July 2021. As a result, the lockout has been lifted for members of trade unions, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and the National Union of Mine Workers .
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) members working at Triple M, Reagetswe, and Newrak have suspended the strike at Newrak mining company following a general meeting. NUMSA was successful in stopping an attempted to interdict the strike. The judge dismissed Newraks applica .
The warnings of a state assault and the call for mass action should be taken seriously by every worker. But the fight against Tory plans to emulate Thatcher can only be waged in opposition to Scargill’s own political evasions.