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Terry Bell writes about the public sector wage negotiations that are due to start next month.
He says the view of unions across the labour spectrum is that the kleptocratic faction in government have squandered and misappropriated billions of rands and it is public sector workers and the public at large who are now expected to pay for it. The unions claim, with ample justification, that cost-cutting and other austerity measures are now a government priority and they point to the fact that of the 1.3 million designated public sector jobs, at least 10% remain vacant. Promises of improvements in grading, pay and conditions in various sectors have also been put on hold. Ministers continue to claim that job creation is a priority, while supporting the freezing of posts in an attempt to cut costs. “What it means is that fewer workers are available to provide services to the public,” says Ivan Fredericks of the 230,000-strong Public Servants Association (PSA).
- Read this report, which also discusses the recent Gauteng mortuary strike, at Fin24
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