Kad je ACR prvobitno uzeo taj rudnik pod koncesiju, pojašnjava ona, Nikollaj i još jedan sindikalni lider, Tafe Koleci, organizirali su protest zahtijevajući povećanje rudarskih plaća -- početno za 30%, a onda i za dodatnih 50% -- kao i ulaganja u poboljšanje uslova rada.
When ACR first acquired the mine on concession, she explained, Nikollaj and fellow union leader Tafe Koleci organised a protest demanding increases in miners' salaries – initially by 30%, and then by an additional 50% -- as well as investments to improve working conditions.