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Johannesburg - Construction workers at World Cup soccer sites plan to down tools on July 8, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Tuesday.
It said it had served a notice for strike action on construction employers represented by the SA Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC).
SAFCEC's spokesperson Joe Campanella confirmed the federation had received the notice to strike.
"At this stage the parties are deadlocked and we hope that we can get together again without resorting to a strike," he said.
He confirmed that while the NUM had lowered its demand to 13% for a one year wage agreement, SAFCEC had increased its offer to 10%.
"The 10% was an increased offer in terms of the mandate given to SAFCEC by its member companies - it's a serious offer," Campanella said.
"What was communicated was the final offer," he added.
Campanella said SAFCEC's view was that the present wage agreement be extended to the end of August, and any strike before that date would be "premature".
The NUM said many projects would be affected by the strike action such as the Moses Mabhida, Nelson Mandela, Soccer City and the Mthatha stadiums.
It would affect the King Shaka International Airport, the Kusile project, Eskom's Medupi project, the Coega project, the Livingston hospital and the Gautrain.
- Sapa