1. United Municipal Workers ('UMW') is a trade union which represents employees within the water supply department of Katlego Municipality ('KM'). UMW approaches the municipality for an across-the-board wage increase of 12%. The municipality argues that due to corruption and maladministration by the previous mayor and municipal manager, it could only afford a 3% increase. Members of UMW are unhappy about this and are considering ways to pressurize KM to accede to their demand.

Advise members of UMW on whether they can engage in a strike in support of their demand.(12 marks)

1. Quality Tiles ('QT') is a company that manufactures floor tiles in Mamelodi. Tile Mix ('TM') is a company operating in Witbank, which supplies QT with cement to manufacture tiles. Tiles Employees Association ('TEA') is a trade union with members in both companies (QT and TM) and has a dispute with QT regarding the new shift system. This ends up in a strike action by members of TEA employed by QT, however members of TEA, employed by TM also want to engage in a strike in support of the demand by employees of QT.

Discuss the nature of the two strikes (the strike by employees of QT and the strike by employees of TM) and the procedural requirements, which TEA and its members must comply with in order for both strikes to be protected in terms of the LRA.(13) [