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Pretoria - The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is on course to embark on protests to demand jobs for youth as part of a series of socio-economic strikes.
Union president Andrew Chirwa it would conduct a protected strike on March 19 to demand jobs for youth.
"This is the first of a series of rolling socio-economic strikes that the union decided on at its special national congress in December 2013."
Numsa deputy general secretary Karl Cloete said on Wednesday that the state of South Africa's working class tells a horrific story.
It was the last day of Numsa's bargaining conference and the union is now more confident and united, said Cloete.
Cloete said the union will demand double-digit pay increase, including shift, service, housing, transport and tool allowance.
Union president Andrew Chirwa it would conduct a protected strike on March 19 to demand jobs for youth.
"This is the first of a series of rolling socio-economic strikes that the union decided on at its special national congress in December 2013."
Numsa deputy general secretary Karl Cloete said on Wednesday that the state of South Africa's working class tells a horrific story.
It was the last day of Numsa's bargaining conference and the union is now more confident and united, said Cloete.
He said the 1994 negotiated settlement offered some benefits to the black majority but, in the main it has been white monopoly capital who became the main beneficiary of the 1994 democratic breakthrough.
Cloete said the union will demand double-digit pay increase, including shift, service, housing, transport and tool allowance.
