Tuesday, March 29, 2011

No strike for public servants yet

By Lelethu Mquqo
29 March 2011


The Public Servants’ Association says government’s latest wage offer of a 4.8% increase is a slap in the face.

The union has called for a 10% increase and a one-thousand-650-Rands housing allowance.

It also wants government employees to all receive equal medical aid coverage.

With memories of last year’s three-week-long public servants strike still fresh, the PSA’s Manie de Klerk says at this stage, the public need not be worried about their rejection of government’s offer

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