Wednesday, July 18, 2007

S.Africa chemical workers threaten strike over pay

(Reuters) - About 7,000 workers at South Africa's chemical firms, including energy giant Sasol, may strike next week after wage talks collapsed on Wednesday, trade union Soldarity said.

The union said final negotiations broke down after management refused to improve its offer of a 7.5 percent wage increase. Unions are demanding a 10 percent raise.


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