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Tough talk on length of strike Luyolo Mkentane, The New Age, Johannesburg, 2 July 2014 COSATU yesterday closed ranks with its largest affiliate, NUMSA, as thousands of its members marched in major cities across the country to mark the first day of their strike for higher wages in the metal and engineering sectors. COSATU general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi hinted that the strike could become a protracted industrial action. COSATU spokesperson Patrick Craven said if one of the 19 COSATU unions embarked on a strike the rest of the affiliates supported it. "I've seen some statements of support from NEHAWU and NUM," he told The New Age. NUMSA is demanding a 12% wage increase, banning of labour brokers, and a one-year bargaining agreement, among others. The employers have tabled offers between 7% and 8%. "If they (employers) think we will be tired after a week they are making a mistake, if they think we will be tired after a month they are making a mistake, if they think we will be tired after five months they are making a mistake," Vavi told workers who at the offices of the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA in Johannesburg. [email protected] From: http://www.thenewage.co.za/130225-1009-53-Tough_talk_on_length_of_strike -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
