# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says it has reached a deadlock in its wage negotiations in the auto industry, and strike action is possible. At the centre of the stalemate between the parties is the percentage increase that employers must offer to settle this round of negotiations for three years. Numsa’s spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, says they have rejected a 6.5-percent wage increase for the first year and five-percent increase for the following two years:
Possible strike looming in the auto industry as wage negotiations have deadlocked [SOUND]
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