Petroleum workers to go on strike
The strike will not include attendants at petrol stations, but motorists are to ensure they have sufficient fuel in the event that pumps run dry.
MORE than 20 000 workers in the petrochemical and pharmaceutical sectors will go on strike from today (Thursday).
General Secretary for the Chemical Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU), Simon Mofokeng, on Monday announced that a 48-hour-notice of the industrial strike was given to the National Petroleum Employers Association (NPEA) and the National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry, after wage negotiations with the NPEA reached a deadlock.
On Wednesday CEPPWAWU said the strike will affect refineries, depots and in-sourced truck workers, and will not include attendants at petrol stations.
The Automobile Association has advised motorists to ensure they have fuel in the event that pumps run dry.
Mofokeng said the union was demanding a 9% wage increase against the employer’s offer of 6.5%, a minimum wage of R8 000 and shift allowances to be extended to non-permanent employees.
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