Union That Disrupted S. African Mining Faces Deregistration
The South African mining union, AMCU, that recently organized a successful industry-wide strike is facing deregistration. The labor registrar has stated that the union is “not a genuine trade union,” because it is not “function[ing] in terms of its constitution.” This decision comes just before the union prepares to enter wage talks in the platinum-industry. If the union is removed from the register, it can still organize strikes but companies would be allowed to forgo giving the union its fees.
See "Union That Disrupted S. African Mining Faces Deregistration", Felix Njini & Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg, April 24, 2019