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BusinessLive reports that as the wage strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) in the metals and engineering sector enters its third week, some of the parties are looking to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to break the impasse.
Last week, Numsa rejected a revised wage offer by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA (Seifsa) of 6%, up from the previous offer of 4.4%. Seifsa, the sector’s largest employer body that represents 18 organisations employing 170,000 workers, said on Friday the proposed increase of 5% for artisans and 6% for general labourers was final. However, Numsa rejected the offer, saying that, while it was prepared to settle on 6%, the increase must be calculated on what businesses actually paid workers and not the current minimum rate of R49.55 per hour. Calling on industry bosses to “accede to workers’ demands” if they cared about SA’s economic recovery and the sector, Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola indicated on Monday: “There have been no talks with Seifsa since the press conference on Thursday. All employers, with the exception of Seifsa, are participating in CCMA mediation. It started on Thursday afternoon [and] the next session is likely to be some time this week.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive
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