Numsa opens an assault case against SA Steel Mills

MEYERTON - Metalworkers union Numsa says it has opened a case of assault against SA Steel Mills, trading as Alfeco Holdings. This comes after its members were shot at with rubber bullets by private security while picketing outside the company’s offices in Johannesburg yesterday. The union embarked on an indefinite strike after the steel producer fired 162 workers for participating in what the Labour Court ruled was a lawful strike last month. Numsa’s spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, says four workers have been hospitalised.