The National Union of Mineworkers NUM has kicked off wage negotiations at Eskom with a 15 salary increase demand for its members . Other demands include a housing benefit of R7 000 a month and the companys medical aid contribution of 80.
The current 7 multi-year agreement comes to an end in June next year.
The union has signalled that talks could be complicated by Eskoms changes to collective bargaining, after the entity was unbundled into three divisions.