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HeraldLive reports that the EFF joined protesting Aspen Pharmacare workers on Tuesday at the Port Elizabeth plant because they fear the ongoing strike could affect the supply of antiretrovirals (ARVs).
The party’s Nelson Mandela Bay branches took part in the strike after an e-mail to the pharmaceutical giant’s management about the strike’s impact on the lifesaving medication went unanswered. EFF members blocked an entrance to the plant, demanding a response to their e-mail. They later joined striking Aspen workers, who were also picketing outside the plant. According to the SA Chemical Union’s Thulani Radasi, workers want a wage increment of 10%, but are being offered 7.5%.
- Read this report by Yoliswa Sobuwa in full at HeraldLive
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