Cape Town - South Africa's fuel workers union has rejected a minimum 8% wage increase and is holding out for a double-digit hike, the union's chief negotiator said on Tuesday.
Talks between the industry and the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers' Union (Ceppwawu) are at a deadlock, Jerry Nkosi, the union's chief negotiator, told Reuters.
"We are not reaching an agreement because the employers are not listening to our demands. We are not happy with the revised offer," he said.
The strike has left filling stations dry across South Africa for more than a week and will likely cost the continent's top economy billions of rand in lost output.
On Monday employers raised their wage offer to between 8% and 10%, depending on the employment level. The previous offer was for a hike of between 4% and 7%, while unions have asked for 13%.
