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Pretoria - Wage negotiations in the chemical sector have
deadlocked over 1%, trade union Solidarity said on Wednesday.
Unions which wanted 8% and employers offering 7% had been
unable to reach agreement at the National Bargaining Council for the Chemical
Industry, union spokesperson Ilze Nieuwoudt said.
This could pave the way for strikes, after unions gave the
requisite 48-hour notice.
"The employer's offer stands currently at 7%. Our
members will consider the final offer."
The unions had demanded a wage hike of 8% to start in July
this year, and an additional 1% increase in January 2012.
"Solidarity maintains that the increase which is
currently offered will not be able to keep up with rising living costs of the
employees, and insist that the employers should improve their offer."
Employers in the chemical industry include Sasol, Karbochem and Omnia.
