Militant S. Africa union snubs Lonmin “peace deal”
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s militant AMCU union refused to sign a "peace deal" with platinum company Lonmin on Thursday, undermining government-backed efforts to open pay talks and end a four-week strike scarred by deadly violence. Though Lonmin, the world’s number three platinum producer, signed the accord with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in the early hours, representatives of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) declined to put their name to the agreement. "We didn’t sign," AMCU National Treasurer Jimmy Gamma told Reuters. . . .
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