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The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) issued a statement on Friday indicating that it had deadlocked with the Road Accident Fund (RAF) in wage negotiations.
The statement indicates as follows: “We met the employer on Thursday under the auspices of the CCMA for wage talks. We are demanding a 9% increase and 13th cheque. Initially the employer had made an offer of 7% increase, but yesterday, they put it on record that they are withdrawing the offer that they put on the table. They are now offering 0%. They also reject the demand for a 13th cheque.” The union commented that management was provoking workers into embarking on strike action. It reported that both parties had exchanged draft picketing rules, for agreement on a final document. They will apparently be meeting again with the CCMA on 29 July to finalise the picketing rules.
- Read Numsa’s press statement at Polity
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