Unions give state seven days to respond to wage demands
'Failure to reply will result in total shutdown'
Unions representing thousands of public workers have threatened to intensify their strike to reject the government’s proposed 3% wage increases.
Workers from Cosatu, South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) and the Federation of Trade Unions of SA (Fedusa) marched to the offices of the Treasury in Tshwane yesterday to demand 10% increase, permanent employment of police reservists, teachers and community health workers and the filling of vacant posts...
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