The National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (Numsa) has urged employers in the engineering sector to up its wage offer to bring an end to the national strike that’s now in its third week.
The metal workers union’s spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said on Tuesday that its members had rejected a 6% hike offer.
“Our members want an increase on the actual rate of pay and that is the mandate we’re given. We do not think we are far from each other with Seifsa, because we agree on the percentage, we simply disagree on what’s being applied and this is something we believe employers can afford to compromise on.”
Hlubi-Majola added that organised labour’s demands were not unreasonable.
“The global steel industry has recovered from the impact of the lockdowns and the COVID-19 pandemic and according to reports, by April this year, the global price of iron has doubled. The engineering industry
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