South African imports - strike looms!

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Mon 26 Aug 2002 14:47
South African imports - strike looms! - Ian (Cape Town)
BMW, Merc and VW are affected.
Thousands of motor industry workers are protesting wage offers during a one-day strike on Monday.
The strike coincides with the opening of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

Reuters reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has rejected an increase of four per cent. Numsa is demanding 10 per cent. The union said this would compare with a 10,6 per cent annual rise in headline inflation during July.

Numsa also wants an agency shop agreement that will compel non-union members to pay subscription fees to unions. Numsa said it was insisting on this move because non-union members benefited from union efforts without paying anything.

If the matter is not resolved on Monday the parties will begin mediation. The union is planning strike action from September 1 if this fails.
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Mon 26 Aug 2002 15:47
South African imports - strike looms! - THe Growler
Hey Boet can't you do something? It doesn't look good in the papers, man.
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Mon 26 Aug 2002 19:54
South African imports - strike looms! - Vansboy
Wonder how the dealers will explain the delay of the delivery of the customers nice, new GERMAN car?!
Mark
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Mon 26 Aug 2002 23:11
South African imports - strike looms! - Pugugly {P}
If my Beemer is mad ein SA I, for one, have no problem with their build quality.
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Tue 27 Aug 2002 08:32
South African imports - strike looms! - Ian (Cape Town)
Pug,
Just the 3s, I believe.
However, JD Powers rated BMW SA the best build quality in their recent survey.
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Tue 27 Aug 2002 09:36
South African imports - strike looms! - keithb
If the 11th character of the VIN = N, then the car is made in S.A. (Pretoria)
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Tue 27 Aug 2002 13:02
South African imports - strike looms! - daryld
...how can you tell if a 1999 VW Golf was built in S.A.?
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Tue 27 Aug 2002 17:58
South African imports - strike looms! - keithb
Go to :

www.autobaza.pl/autobaza/page.cgi?

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Tue 27 Aug 2002 18:00
South African imports - strike looms! - keithb
and click on the Union Flag unless you're Polish.
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Tue 27 Aug 2002 18:29
South African imports - strike looms! - daryld
..brilliant!!!!! Thanks!!!!
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