Business Report writes that about 10% of Gauteng fuel stations experienced shortages as a result of the ongoing petroleum sector wage strike, the Fuel Retailers Association (FRA) said on Tuesday.  Nationally, about 5% of service stations are running dry.  

About 15,000 workers aligned to Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) went on strike on Thursday last week after a deadlock in the wage negotiations with the National Petroleum Employers’ Association (NPEA).  The union wants a 9% wage increase over one year, while NPEA has offered a two-year deal with a 7% increase in the first year and an increase linked to the April 2017 CPI plus 1.5% in year two.  TimesLive reports that negotiations between the union and employers are due to resume on Friday.  Ceppwawu said the strike would continue until all demands were met.

• Read this report by Siseko Njobeni in full at Business Report
• See too, Petrol cheaper but hard to find, at TimesLive

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