Pulp & Paper talks dead 26- 07 - 06

The Chemical Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood & Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) UASA and Solidarity reached a deadlock with the Pulp and Paper Employers Association over wages and working conditions.

The National Bargaining Council for the Wood and Paper Sector (NBCWPS) could not resolve the dispute between the above mentioned unions and employers in the Pulp and Paper industry, mainly SAPPI and MONDI. The employers have now requested a meeting with the unions to take place on the 27 July 2006. If the meeting does not resolve the dispute, the unions will in due cause give a 48 hour notice for industrial action, and subsequently go on strike.

The unions will always be ready to continue to discuss mechanisms to resolve/unlock the deadlock.

Issued by : Welile Nolingo Pasco Dyani
CEPPWAWU-General Secretary National President
Tel. No. (011) 8332870 Cell 082 5515417
Cell. 0823755586