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Union rejects revised fuel sector offer

Johannesburg - The main fuel sector union said on Thursday its members have rejected their employers’ revised wage offer meant to end a nearly two-week long strike that has left pumps at hundreds of service stations dry.

Employers offered the workers an 8% to 10% increase in wages, but the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (Ceppwawu) wants a 13% increment.

“The members have rejected the offer,” said John Appolis, Ceppwawu's national policy coordinator.

“Our mandate is clear, that we will strike until such time we have reached an agreement with our employers, which our members must agree with,” he said when asked if the union would consider suspending the strike while talks continue.

He said the union will meet employers in the fuel and paper sector on Friday, while a meeting with employers in the pharmaceutical industry is set for Monday.

 
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