South Africa's petrol station workers to strike from Monday

A customer waits to be attended to at a petrol station in Soweto March 11, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's petrol station and car retail and dealership workers will go on strike next week, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) said on Thursday. The strike for higher wages and better working conditions would start on Monday, NUMSA said. The union had previously postponed an earlier start date for the stoppage of September 2, saying it wanted to give talks with employers a chance.