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Numsa action plan: Intensify strike action

Published on 18 Jul 2014

According to Fin24, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said it has agreed a plan of action to intensify a three-week strike over pay that has hit car makers and construction companies.

About 220 000 workers went on strike on July 1. Numsa initially demanded:

A salary increase of 12% - dropped from their pre-strike demand of 15%,
A R1 000 housing allowance, and
A total ban on labour brokers.

Numsa rejected a pay offer from employers on Sunday and said on Wednesday that it would immediately start mobilising workers for protest marches across the country. It also plans to hold lunch-time pickets and demonstrations in the auto, rubber, tyre and power sectors, reports Fin24.

Numsa wants any wage agreement struck to be limited to one year. However, employers are hoping to strike a multi-year deal.

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