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SAfrica union in standoff with Implats over wages

Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:52am EDT

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JOHANNESBURG, June 25 (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said on Thursday it had rejected a 6.5 percent wage offer by Impala Platinum (IMPJ.J), the world's second largest producer of the precious metal.

The union, which has demanded a wage increase of 20 percent, more than twice the consumer inflation at 8 percent, declared a dispute over the pay issue and said it would refer the matter to a mediator to resolve. Failure to reach a resolution could result in a strike.

The appointed mediator is the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), the union said.

"We totally reject this kind of harassment and are referring the matter to CCMA today, failure to find common ground will result in the CCMA issuing a certificate of non-resolution," said Eddie Majadibodu, the NUM 's negotiator at Impala.

Implats' officials were not immediately available to comment.

(Reporting by James Macharia; Editing by Keiron Henderson)



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