The Amcu strike in the platinum mining sector should be abandoned for the good of all South Africans, trade union Solidarity said on Friday.

"Amcu has to abandon its ideological pie in the sky and act in the best interests of its members and all other South Africans," general secretary Gideon du Plessis said in a statement.

"What started as a strike has now degenerated into a social crisis, which will result in large-scale retrenchment and unemployment...read more here: Amcu strike a social crisis: union