By Staff Reporter FRIDAY’S much-touted meeting between government and its civil servants’ representative proved fruitless after the workers rejected what they referred to as a “measly offer by an ungrateful employer”. Government had called for the meeting after the civil servants informed its employer they would engage in a “full-scale” industrial action if their demand for cost of living adjustments (COLA) was not address within seven days. However, ahead Friday’s meeting, the government threatened to withhold the salaries for any employee who did not report for work. The strike threats come at time when schools are set for reopening for the 2021 year next Monday.