Pickets are expected to take place at several health facilities in Bloemfontein, at the Wynberg Magistrates Court in Cape Town, as well as the Johannesburg prison.
JOHANNESBURG - The Public Servants’ Association vowed to intensify its lunchtime pickets on Wednesday, in its fight for higher wages.The union wants a 6.5% increase but the government is not willing to exceed its offer of 3%.PSA spokesperson Claude Naicker said accepting the government’s lower offer will set a dangerous precedence.
"There’s no use negotiating, this will set the tone for future negotiations in the public sector as well as the rest of the country but as I said we are in full-blown mode.”
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