Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Metals and engineering strike to continue today

Lusanda Bill
05 July 2011


Five of six unions in the metals and engineering industry embarked on a strike yesterday, while parties were locked in negotiations to avert extended industrial action.

Workers plan to march in Welkom in the Free State today, in support of their demand for a 13-percent wage increase.

The initial demand was 20-percent but it was brought down.

Employers are offering seven-percent. Spokesperson for the United Association of South Africa André Venter says employers also issued a notice of lockout.

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