THE National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) says it is pushing ahead with its plan to down tools in the steel and engineering sector indefinitely as from next week Tuesday.
The union has vowed to shut down the sector which employs more than 400 000 workers, together with its related industries until its wage demands are met.
Numsa Secretary General Irvin Jim said the employer has forced the union’s hand towards industrial action following deadlocked wage negotiations.
Jim was briefing reporters on Tuesday afternoon about the union’s planned protected strike, set to commence on 5 October, after it declared disputes with all industry associations at the steel and engineering wage talks earlier this month.
Numsa declared a cascade of disputes after reaching deadlocks with structures such as the Steel and Engineering Industry Federation of South Africa (Siefsa), the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) and the Metals Engineering Industries’ Bargaining
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