Only a strike will move Eskom - Numsa official
18 July 2016
Johannesburg - If Eskom does not meet demands set by Numsa workers, the union may go ahead with a strike.
This is according to Vuyo Bikitsha, electricity sector coordinator for Numsa. Numsa workers arranged a picket on Monday, outside Eskom head office at Megawatt Park.
"The main purpose of the picket is to pressurise Eskom management into making a proper, fair and reasonable wage offer," said Bikitsha. The workers are calling for South African citizens to understand the issues dividing Numsa and Eskom, he said.
Eskom only introduced a 7% increase across the board. "This is unfair, unreasonable and insufficient," said Bikitsha. Eskom's "moves" have not been significant. For women, five months full wages and 30% wages in the sixth month for maternity leave was introduced, explained Bikitsha.