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Numsa pickets outside Neasa company
The union is protesting against what it termed as racist and dastardly lockouts.
An estimated 200,000 Numsa members have been on strike since 1 July.
Around 200,000 union members are set to embark on a nationwide strike on Tuesday.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will hand back R9 billion to hard-pressed consumers.
It’s unclear whether Numsa will throw its weight behind the ANC’s election campaign.
Gordhan says it’s concerning that BMW has halted its plans to expand local plant capacity.
The union will go back to the drawing board with employers after talks deadlocked last week.
Talks aimed at resolving a strike in the automotive components sector have deadlocked.
Numsa and petrol attendant employers will go back to the drawing board over wages tonight.
A Somali petrol attendant was killed after allegedly being attacked by striking workers last week.
The victim was attacked by several men at a petrol station in Grassy Park during the week.
Workers in the petrol and motor industry have been on strike throughout the week.
Filling station workers represented by Numsa are demanding a double digit increase from employers.
Numsa claims 40,000 members which include petrol attendants have embarked on a nationwide strike.
Motorists have been warned to fill up over the weekend as a petrol attendant strike looms.
Unions and employers in the clothing manufacturing industry have struck a deal.
The meeting is expected to try and find a way to end the strike which entered its fourth day.
While electricity tariffs increase by 8 percent the petrol price takes a leap later this week.