Construction workers' strike turns violent
9 July 2009, 11:54
Police used a stun grenade to disperse a group of strikers near Cape Town's Green Point stadium on Thursday morning, a police spokesperson said.
Inspector November Filander said the 50-odd strikers were walking from the city's railway station to the stadium.
src="http://stream.zoopy.com/video-offsite.swf" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="id=54193" bgcolor="#000000" width="350" height="197" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always">Inspector November Filander said the 50-odd strikers were walking from the city's railway station to the stadium.
When they reached Somerset Road they had threatened to throw stones at police and passing motorists, and tried to disrupt traffic.
"Police had to fire one stun grenade, and they dispersed," Filander said.
"At this stage everything is quiet."
The situation was being monitored by the SA Police Services, Cape Town metro police, and the city's traffic services.
Workers at Green Point have joined their counterparts at stadiums across the country in a strike for higher pay.
Most of the 2000 workers at the stadium have joined the strike even though they are not unionised. - Sapa
Cape Town
