'If they want war...' - public sector unions warn govt of total shutdown
24 April 2018
Public sector unions have sent a strong message to government: come back to the negotiating table to resolve salaries for public sector employees, or face a total shutdown of the public sector if wage demands aren’t met.
Mugwena Maluleke, the convenor of Cosatu unions in the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC), said the unions had tabled their consolidated wage demands on October 5, 2017.
"As a reminder, these negotiations began in September 2017. That there is still no settlement, eight months later, shows a clear sign of government’s lack of care as both the employer and provider of public services," Maluleke said.
A shopping list of demands