South African unions step up footwear strikes
09/06/2014
After last week negotiating a pay rise for leathergoods workers, the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) has announced it will join a smaller footwear union in strikes which commenced on June 2. SACTWU wants a 10% rise in wages but employers are offering 7.75% – the level agreed by leathergoods workers. “The strike is ...