The National Union of Metalwokers of SA (Numsa), National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Solidarity were set to address the media in Braamfontein, Johannesburg at 11am, said a joint statement.
This was to "brief members of the media and the general public on the failed wage negotiations with the monopoly power utility Eskom."A strike has been looming at Eskom, causing the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to become involved in wage negotiations.
Solidarity said on Thursday evening that the unresolved wage dispute between the national power supplier and the three unions had been referred for arbitration.
The CCMA issued a certificate of non-resolution on the matter on Thursday afternoon.
Eskom's final offer on Thursday night included an increase of eight percent across the board. It also included an offer of either a housing subsidy of R500 for all workers, whether they have a subsidy or not, or R800 for workers who did not have a housing benefit.
The trade unions were demanding a wage increase of nine percent across the board and a R4000 housing allowance.
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