Cape Town – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has rejected the latest employers’ offer to increase wages by 10% this year and 9.5% in 2015 and is extending a 10-day strike, union sources told Reuters on Friday.
“We are still open for engagement with the employer and the strike is continuing,” a senior official told Reuters.
Numsa’s secretary general and national spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.
The rand was on the back foot against the dollar on Friday, extending losses after news broke that the union rebuffed the offer.
Numsa wants a 15% wage increase and a R1 000 housing allowance in a one-year bargaining agreement…
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