THE strike in the tyre manufacturing industry is starting to bite, with production affected adversely but both employers and unions are sticking to their guns with no resolution in sight.
Almost 4000 members of the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) out of the 7800 workers in the tyre industry downed tools over wages on Friday, demanding a 10% increase.
This comes after several rounds of negotiations failed to resolve the dispute with employers represented in the New Tyre Manufacturing Industry Association offering a 7% increase . Association chairman Basil Smith said employers had put a 7,5% salary increase on the table, linked to production improvements.
"We are producing the minimum number of tyres and it is difficult to gauge how much the industry is losing a day as a result of the strike. We have given union representatives our offer to go and consider," Smith said.
Romano Daniels, group communication manager at Bridgestone, said "we are unable to produce one tyre in our Brits and
Goodyear PR manager Lize Hayward would give details on production.
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