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AMCU
Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union
Founded1998
Members50,000
AffiliationsNACTU, ITUC

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) was formed in Mpumalanga, South Africa, in 1998 as a breakaway faction of the COSATU-affiliated National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). It was formally registered as a union in 2001.[1] According to Mining Weekly, the union sees itself as distinct from NUM in that it is "apolitical and noncommunist".[2]

Competition with NUM over bargaining rights, especially at the Impala Platinum and Lonmin mines in the Rustenburg area culminated in the violent Marikana miners' strike and what became known as the Marikana Massacre, in which police shot and killed over 30 strikers.[3][4]

The AMCU now represents over 70% of Lonmin employees, compared to the 20% representation of the NUM. It is also the majority union at Amplats and Impala Platinum.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Confusing roots of the upheavals at Implats".
  2. ^ "Emerging AMCU mine union favours competitive coexistence".
  3. ^ "AMCU treading on NUM territory at Lonmin mine".
  4. ^ "Beyond the chaos at Marikana: The search for the real issues".
  5. ^ "Amcu and NUM face off on issues".

See also

http://www.labourguide.co.za/general/registered-trade-unions-in-south-africa-561

http://terrybellwrites.com/2012/08/15/no-angels-in-bloody-sa-mine-clashes/

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