BMWU secures massive victory against Mupane

The agreement will last until April 2023. It was signed by both parties on Wednesday. The new deal means that employees will get a wage increase amounting to six percent from April 2022 until April 2023. In addition, the employees will get another six-percent salary increase back dated from April 2021 to March 2022. The salary talks between Mupane and BMWU have been dragging since November last year. The union had initially proposed a 13% salary increase for its 111 members against the four percent tabled by the mine management.

The union later revised its offer to eight percent early last month, but the mine management maintained its four percent position. The union would later say that any offer above four percent is suitable but Mupane would not budge.