A strike has been averted as Numsa signs a wage agreement with ArcelorMittal SA

VAAL TRIANGLE - The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has signed a 6.5% wage agreement settlement with ArcelorMittal South Africa, averting a strike. The three-year agreement is binding on all permanent employees in Newcastle, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Pretoria, Durban, Richards Bay, and Saldanha. Numsa’s spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, says the wage agreement also includes a once off cash signing bonus of R10,000 and a 6.5% increase in medical aid subsidy.

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