Sibanye Gold Ltd (NYSE: SBGL) two biggest South African unions got permission to strike over pay after a deadlock in gold wage talks. SBGL stock fell over 3.6% on 12 th October, 2018 (as of 10:46 AM GMT-4; Source: Google finance). The National Union of Mineworkers and Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union received strike certificates at Sibanye after negotiations were referred to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, Minerals Council South Africa, an industry lobby group. AMCU was also granted permission to strike at Harmony Gold Mining Co. The approval ensures that the work stoppage is legal, which means employees can't lose their jobs for participating.