JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has rejected the latest wage hike offer from state-run power firm Eskom and is ready to declare a strike from Tuesday if Eskom does not raise its offer, a union source told Reuters on Friday.
The NUM is one of three labour unions locked in a wage dispute with cash-strapped Eskom, which initially refused to raise salaries this year.
The union source, who did not wish to be named, said NUM had rejected Eskom’s offer of around 6 percent and was holding out for as much as 12 percent in wage talks set to continue on Friday.(Reuters)
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