TALKS to resolve the ongoing strike in the petrochemical sector continued on Monday, with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) leading efforts to broker a deal.While talks are continuing, the chief negotiator for the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union, Jerry Nkosi, said on Monday that the employers had not changed their offer.The CCMA process has led to the union being in discussions with representatives of the National Petroleum Employers Association (NPEA) for most of the day."It’s a CCMA process now but what we are getting is the employers still not to be wanting to negotiate at all," Nkosi said.The union said there were about 15,000 workers on strike.The union wants workers across all platforms to have a 9% wage increase in a period of one year, while the NPEA, which represents companies such as Sasol, Shell, BP, Engen and others, is only offering 7% in two years.The strike started three weeks ago and has caused panic an...
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