TRADE unions at the Nuclear Energy Corporation of SA (Necsa), representing all employees from labourers to scientists, say they will strike on Tuesday over wage demands.Necsa, which hopes to play a big role in SA’s new nuclear procurement, is under financial stress with a range of unresolved management problems.The state-owned company manufactures medical isotopes for export and manages the disposal of nuclear waste, which would be disrupted by a prolonged strike.The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) and the Pelindaba Workers Union said on Sunday that wage negotiations with Necsa had proved fruitless.They are asking for a 12% raise for those who earn R300,000 and below and rises of 7%-10% for other earnings categories.Necsa first offered no increase for three years and now proposes a 5.6% hike for workers earning below R600,000 and 4.6% for those earning above R600,000.Zolani Masoleng, Nehawu’s branch chairman at Necsa, said a strike was the only means wor...
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