Pretoria - About 220 000 National
Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) workers in the steel and metal
sector are downing tools in a nationwide strike that starts today.
The workers are expected to
march in Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth, George, Cape Town and East
London, according to Numsa.
The employers have tabled a
three-year wage settlement offer of between 7% and 8% for different levels of
workers in the first year and CPI-linked increases for 2015 and 2016.
However, the union has rejected
the offer, as they are demanding 12%.
According to economists, the
strike is a major setback for the economy as it recovers from a five-month long
strike in the platinum mining sector.
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