Johannesburg — WORK at all 2010 Soccer World Cup construction projects will grind to a halt tomorrow after unions yesterday rejected a revised pay offer and opted to strike in support of a higher demand.
The latest offer of 10,4% by the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (Safcec), was turned down after the collapse of eleventh-hour talks to avert the strike by 70000 workers.
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