The Public Servants Association and the Federation of Unions of South Africa, which represent about 235,000 public servants, will strike from Thursday.
A public service national strike could see parts of South Africa come to a standstill.
The PSA said the strike will have a serious affect on government departments, particularly home affairs, transport and border control.Plans for the strike come after employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi implemented a 3% wage increase for the state’s 1.3-million workers and announced the discontinuation of a cash gratuity after March 31 2023.
“Public servants, like other employees and taxpayers, are feeling the severe effects of major price increases for fuel, transport and food as well as interest rate hikes,”“The cash gratuity, which is not pensionable and thus not an ultimate solution, assisted public servants and if retained beyond March 2023 will further assist public servants who have not received a salary increase for the past three years.”“We have done all we could.
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