Complex sentence: On 23 January, 2014, workers of Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum, and Lonmin went on originally demanding that wages be immediately doubled, however after five months of striking they settled for a more modest pay increase spread over three years.
Split into simpler sentences: On 23 January, 2014, workers of Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum, and Lonmin went on strike originally demanding that wages be immediately doubled. However after five months of striking they settled for a more modest pay increase spread over three years.