Friday, July 01, 2011

Unions threaten to strike

By Khanyisa Tabata
01 July 2011

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has warned of a national strike before the end of the year.

Vavi made the announcement at the end of the four-day Cosatu central committee meeting in Midrand. Cosatu warned the ANC that it had to implement the policies of the 2008 Polokwane Conference and the 2009 general election.

A draft resolution issued at the end of the meeting instructed government to pull up its socks.

Meanwhile, unions in the metal and engineering sectors may embark on a strike should a wage agreement not be reached soon. Negotiations deadlocked earlier this week.

Unions are demanding an increase of 10-percent as part of a one-year wage agreement. Employers are however sticking to seven-percent.

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