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S. African Union Accepts Deal, Ends Strike
Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa have agreed to a three-year labor contract offer and are expected to return to work on Tuesday.
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Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa have agreed to a three-year labor contract offer and are expected to return to work on Tuesday.
The deal gives workers annual wage increases of as much as 10%.
NUMSA and smaller unions accepted the offer after the unions and employers worked out a compromise in a clause that would have required all work-related issues to be resolved at the national rather than plant level. The compromise allows plant workers to strike over employment matters not covered by the national agreement.
NUMSA began a general strike on July 1 against the engineering and manufacturing industries. Employers said the walkouts cost them 300 million rand ($28 million) per day.
The strikes shut down the domestic auto industry's supply network and idled assembly operations at BMW, General Motors, Ford, Nissan and Toyota.
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