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The unmaking and remaking of industrial relations: the case of Impala Platinum and the 2012–2013 platinum strike wave

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This article reviews a form of corporatism, underpinned by the institutionalisation of industrial relations as a means of attaining order post-apartheid. Drawing from the experience of Impala Platinum, it examines why an industrial relations system may become inadequate, generating insurgent unionism. The article shows how corporatism comes with a cost, undermining trade union internal democracy and alienating it from the shop floor. The article argues that the institutionalisation of industrial relations is not fixed but precarious and is continuously being reconfigured, generating new forms of conflict and solidarity. Moreover, it crystallises a particular balance of organisational and institutional power that may be configured into various forms. Ultimately, the crisis of the National Union of Mineworkers presented in this case study highlights the crisis of the corporatist social contract that constitutes the basis of post-apartheid order.

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  • Crispen Chinguno, 2015. "The unmaking and remaking of industrial relations: the case of Impala Platinum and the 2012–2013 platinum strike wave," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(146), pages 577-590, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:42:y:2015:i:146:p:577-590
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2015.1087396
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    1. Mnwana, Sonwabile & Bowman, Andrew, 2018. "Mine mechanisation and distributional conflict in rural South Africa," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 227-237.
    2. Coulson, Nancy, 2018. "The role of workplace health and safety representatives and the creeping responsibilisation of occupational health and safety on South African mines," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 38-48.

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