Unions? wage push hit by disunity
News24
Threats of a massive public sector strike next month are being undermined by disunity in the public sector trade unions. The Public Servants Association of SA (PSA), trade unions affiliated to Cosatu and the Federation of Unions of SA (Fusa) declared a deadlock last week.
This was after government negotiators doubled down on National Treasury s stance that there was no money to foot the bill for the proposed salary increases linked to inflation plus 4%.
Instead, government s revised offer came in the form of a proposal that the funds currently allocated for pay progression, resettlement costs for workers from one province to the other and daily allowances no longer be paid out.
No more funds available to be reprioritised for public sector wages
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