The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) yesterday dismissed claims that it had reached an agreement to end a strike by metal and engineering workers and said the strike would continue until employers had made a substantial offer.

Earlier, trade union Solidarity issued a statement saying that it and Numsa had signed an agreement to end the strike. Numsa general secretary Silumko Nondwangu was quoted in a report on The Citizen site as saying the union did not participate in the meeting in which Solidarity signed an agreement on wage increases. Numsa’s national executive committee decided the industrial action would continue and that office bearers would meet negotiators for a comprehensive report tomorrow (Friday).
Full report on The Citizen site