News24 reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has called on workers taking part in the current strike in the petroleum industry to remain strong and resolute in their wage demands.  

In a statement on Tuesday, the union said its members had been frustrated by employers who were refusing to meet in another round of negotiations.  “If the bosses who represent garage employers fail to make an offer,    Numsa will embark on a strike action in pursuit of our members’ demands in full support of fuel refineries,” it read.  Numsa went on to state:  “Numsa condemns any attempt by employers in the filling stations to use the Ceppwawu dispute, and the non-delivery of petrol, as a pretext to dismiss, or refuse to pay, their own employees and warns that this will be strenuously resisted.”

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