'Strike at West Coast sand mine turns nasty', 23 Sep 2015: Workers at…Tormin mine…are still on strike after a protest two weeks ago in which a police officer and a worker were injured, and 27 people were arrested. Tormin mine…owned by Australia’s Mineral Commodities (MRC) group…employs about 250 people. After failed negotiations at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), Tormin employees went on strike…[A]bout 27 miners and…community members were arrested after taking part in a demonstration outside the mine. One of those arrested…Frans Bam…says…[he] went to the mine as a member of the National Union of Mineworkers…Bam said wages had been cut without consultation and workers…complained of racism and unfair dismissals… “…[T]he strike is still ongoing and NUM and the mining company are still in dispute,” said Bam…PR consultant for Tormin, Anne Dunn, said the workers’ allegations…were “inaccurate and groundless…The company prefers to deal with the matter…internally…” she said…