Despite not having signed an agreement, the Fuel Retailers’ Association and Numsa have found common ground in ongoing wage disputes.
Workers from the automotive industry will meet to discuss revising pay demands as the strike involving 30 000 people enters its 11th day.
The new regulatory system is meant to introduce tranparency, but not all the players are happy.
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/ 1 September 2010
Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) working at petrol stations, workshops and motor dealerships downed tools on Wednesday
Some petrol stations have run dry as a strike in the road freight industry enters its third day, the Fuel Retailers Association said on Thursday.
Talks to resolve a pay dispute with Satawu members would continue on Tuesday, the Road Freight Employers’ Association said.
Petrol stations need to close shop at night, otherwise up to 15% will shut down before year-end, the Fuel Retailers’ Association warned on Tuesday.
The South African Petroleum Industry Association said the replacement of older petrol pumps, which are unable to reflect a price of more than R9,99, would take several months. Roughly 18Â 500 petrol pumps, or about 30% of all South Africa’s pumps, need to be replaced. These pumps do not have digital readings.