World Cup construction workers end strike

Published: July 15, 2009
Tags: Cape Town, construction workers, National Union of Mineworkers, pay increase, South Africa, South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, strike, wage

Michelle Theriault AP Writer Johannesburg, South Africa — Construction workers have agreed to end a weeklong strike that threatened to derail the completion of tightly-scheduled projects for the World Cup, union officials and employers said Wednesday. Workers agreed on a pay increase of 12 percent, below the earlier demand of 13 percent, and work at [...]