Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 20:54:56 -0700
*Eskom** workers strike despite court ruling*
By Adrienne MurrayBBC News, Johannesburg
*2 July 2014* Last updated at 13:30
South Africa's largest union is going ahead with plans to picket the
country's main energy supplier.
This is despite a court order barring it from undertaking strike action at
the firm.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) went on strike
on Tuesday to demand higher wages.
Part of the demand is a pay increase for staff at the state-funded energy
utility Eskom, where NUMSA has around 10,000 members.
About 600 Eskom employees were estimated to be picketing the company on
Wednesday.
Eskom provides the vast majority of South Africa's electricity and is
deemed an essential service, therefore any strike is illegal.
On Tuesday afternoon, South Africa's labour court ruled that NUMSA would
not be permitted to strike at any of Eskom's
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Ibrahim I. Suliman
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