Numsa president Andrew Chirwa and union secretary general, Irvin Jim, could face 30 days behind bars for being in contempt of court.
Irvin Jim blames Numsa's second deputy president Ruth Ntlokose and trade unionist and friend Zwelinzima Vavi for being behind a plot to divide the union.
This as the leaders battle to diffuse tensions which came to a head at the gathering that has been delayed amid a myriad of challenges.
The decision was reached during a special central committee meeting of the union which concluded a short while ago.
Metalworkers union Numsa will convene a special central executive committee meeting on Tuesday morning amid an internal revolt by members of the union who allege that top leaders are carrying out a mass purge.
The events that have played out leading to the now-halted congress spell for some a “purge” of unprecedented proportions as expressed by former leaders of the union on Sunday.
With rising unemployment and a struggling economy, Numsa believes the country’s leaders are destroying the lives of South Africans.
That’s despite allegations of factionalism within the labour union.
Saftu insists that all sides were ready to move past the recent conflict, focusing its energy on the struggles of workers in the country.
The metalworkers union announced on Thursday that it had accepted a 6% wage increase for three years, bringing an end to the crippling three-week-long strike in the sector.
Thousands of workers marched from the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown to the offices of the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council in Marshalltown on 5 October 2021. The striking workers are demanding an 8% salary increase, with Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim saying the strike was indefinite.
Thousands of workers marched from the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown earlier on Tuesday to the offices of the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council in Marshalltown.
In defiance of COVID-19 regulations, thousands of Numsa members in the engineering and metals industry marched through the streets of Johannesburg on 5 October 2021 demanding nothing less than an 8% salary hike.
Irvin Jim is the national convenor of the party founded by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), which is launching its manifesto from today.
On Thursday, the Constitutional Court upheld earlier decisions by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and the Labour Court that declared the dismissals unfair.
There appears to be progress at the Eskom wage talks, with unions now saying that the power utility has presented two wage agreement proposals.
On the table sits an agreeable offer for unions at 9% for the frist year, 8% for the second year and all other issues have been handed to a task team.
Numsa says the strike is a rejection of the R20 an hour minimum wage which its labelled 'an insult'.
