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  • In Thursday’s Commons adjournment debate Kevan Jones, the Labour MP for North Durham, used Parliamentary privilege to continue his campaign against the leadership of the Durham Miners’ Association - as the Durham Branch of the National Union of Mineworkers is now known.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • The union, which traces its origins to as far back as 1913 while it was still known as the Mineworkers 'Union, will be holding its second congress after merging with other unions, including one from

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • Particularly notable among them was the United Mineworkers.

    Sarah Anderson: Mining for Profits Sarah Anderson 2011

  • Meanwhile the employers in the coal, gold and platinum sectors are bracing for strikes with the National Union of Mineworkers demanding 14 percent pay increases for these workers.

    Fuel Shortages Mark Start of South African 'Strike Season' 2011

  • Particularly notable among them was the United Mineworkers.

    Sarah Anderson: Mining for Profits Sarah Anderson 2011

  • The National Union of Mineworkers said preliminary figures indicate there were 116 mines deaths across all minerals in 2011, compared with 128 in 2010.

    South Africa Miners Warn of Regulations' Impact Devon Maylie 2012

  • Meanwhile the employers in the coal, gold and platinum sectors are bracing for strikes with the National Union of Mineworkers demanding 14 percent pay increases for these workers.

    Fuel Shortages Mark Start of South African 'Strike Season' 2011

  • South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it is considering holding a one-day national strike that would halt all mines in the country to draw attention to the increased mine deaths.

    Anglo Platinum Keeps 2011 Target Despite Safety Issues Devon Maylie 2011

  • Meanwhile the employers in the coal, gold and platinum sectors are bracing for strikes with the National Union of Mineworkers demanding 14 percent pay increases for these workers.

    Fuel Shortages Mark Start of South African 'Strike Season' 2011

  • The National Union of Mineworkers confirms that contractors are usually paid at a lower rate.

    Mine Digs South Africa Into a Hole Devon Maylie 2011

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