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- Izinyunyana ezintathu kwa-Eskom zisichithile isiphakamiso sesithathu futhi “sokugcina” sale nkampani sokunyuselwa amaholo ngo-5.25%.
- Kusasele umzuliswano wokugcina wezingxoxo, okulindeleke ukuthi ziqale maphakathi noJuni.
- Ngo-2022 u-Eskom wahlaselwa isiteleka esinodlame, esingavikelekile nokwaholela ekucinyweni kukagesi ku-Stage 6. U-Eskom wagcina efinyelele isivumelwano sokunyusa amaholo ngo-7% nezinyunyana ngalowo nyaka.
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Izinyunyana ezintathu kwa-Eskom zikuchithile lokho inkampani kagesi esikuchaze njengesiphakamiso sayo sesithathu ‘nesokugcina’ sokunyuselwa amaholo ngo-5.25%.
Lokhu kuvele njengoba u-Eskom, iNational Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), iNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM), kanye neSolidarity bephothule umzuliswano wesithathu wezingxoxo zamaholo eCentralized Bargaining Forum (CBF) ngoLwesibili.
INumsa kanye ne-NUM ekuqaleni bebefuna ukunyuka ngo-15%, phakathi kwezinye izimfuno, kanti iSolidarity yona ibihlose u-10.1%. I-Eskom iqale yaphakamisa ukuthi izonyuswa ngo-3.75%, yase yenyusa yafinyelela ku-4.5% okwathi ngemuva kwalokho yachithwa yizo zontathu izinyunyana.
Ezingxoxweni zaleli sonto, i-NUM yehlise isidingo sayo safinyelela ku-11%, iNumsa 12% kanye neSolidarity 9.5%, ngaphambi kokuthi yenqabe u-5.24% “wokugcina” we-Eskom. Nokho, zonke izinhlangothi zifinyelele esivumelwaneni mayelana nokuchitshiyelwa kwezikhalo zakwa-Eskom nezinqubo zokuqondiswa kwezigwegwe.
Kusasele umzuliswano wokugcina wezingxoxo, okulindeleke ukuthi ziqale maphakathi noJuni.
“U-Eskom unethemba lokuthi wona nezinyunyana zabasebenzi bazotholana ukuze kuhlomule inkampani futhi kuzuze izwe,” kusho inkampani ephehla ugesi.
Ngo-2022, isiteleka esinodlame, esingavikelekile saphazamisa kakhulu amandla e-Eskom asevele entekenteke okukhiqiza ugesi, okwaholela ekucinyweni kukagesi kweSigaba 6. Inkampani ephehla ugesi engaphansi kukahulumeni igcine ifinyelele isivumelwano sokunyuselwa amaholo ngo-7% nezinyunyana.
IPhini likaNobhala Jikelele weSolidarity uHelgard Cronje utshele iNews24 ngoLwesihlanu ukuthi inyunyana ibheka “iqiniso lokuthi u-Eskom unyakaze kabili ngendlela enhle”.
“Kithina kuyasidumaza ukuthi i-Eskom ingaphansi kwe-CPI. Empeleni sibheka inhloso yokunyuswa kwezimali njengesinyathelo sokuqinisekisa ukuthi amalungu ethu awahlwempu. Phezu kwalokhu u-Eskom ulahlekelwa amakhono abalulekile ngezinga elishaqisayo eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Kumele kutholwe indlela yokugcina laba basebenzi futhi ukwenyuka ngo-5.25% ngeke kufeze lokho.”
Uthe umzuliswano wokugcina uphethe kahle, wathi iSolidarity isazimisele ngokuthola isixazululo phakathi nezingxoxo, “okungcono kakhulu kunalapho sasikhona ngonyaka odlule ngesikhathi esifanayo sezingxoxo”.
UNobhala Jikelele weNumsa, u-Irvin Jim, esitatimendeni sakhe ngoLwesihlanu uthe nakuba u-R254 billion wezikweletu wabelwe u-Eskom, ingxenye enkulu yawo izosetshenziselwa ukukhokhela izindleko zikadizili. Uthe nakuba u-Eskom usebenzisa imali ezinkontilekeni zamandla kagesi amalahle nodizili, ngabasebenzi bakwa-Eskom “abasebenza ngokuzikhandla ukuze ugesi ungawi futhi ukhanyise namalambu”.
“Ngakho uMnyango woMgcinimafa kumele ukhiphe imali ukuze uhlangabezane nezidingo zamaholo abasebenzi abazenzayo,” usho kanje.
