Strikes in vital sectors continue Countrywide strikes in vital sectors of the economy were set to continue into the week, trade union leaders said on Monday afternoon. No end was in sight for labour action by the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) at SAA Technical, and by National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members in the construction sector. In the motor industry, National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) members were discussing a new pay offer, but said their strike would continue at least until Wednesday. In the gold sector, trade union Solidarity remained the only union still in talks with the Chamber of Mines. In the coal sector, Gideon du Plessis of Solidarity said the CCMA would mediate negotiations over three days in September. The strikes have raised concerns at the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci), with CEO Neren Rau saying that the “broad base of protest activity in key economic sectors threatens to paralyse the economy and will certainly have adverse consequences for global perceptions of the South African economy, its competitiveness, as well as for employment prospects. Meanwhile, government called for non-violence during the strikes. Read this report at Moneyweb
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:31:08 +0000
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