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BusinessLive reports that public sector unions have condemned the government’s "lax and indifferent" approach to wage negotiations after it failed to present workers with a wage offer, almost three months into the talks.
The unions have also described the government negotiators’ reasons for not reporting back, namely that they had not received a mandate from the government, as "frivolous". The negotiators were meant to provide feedback to labour’s demands last Thursday, following an earlier postponement. In a joint statement on Monday, the unions warned that if the government did not keep its promise of returning to talks on 7 December, workers would be antagonized and would “force us to exercise our rights." The unions want a “solid and coherent response” on 7 December. The unions were also unhappy with the government’s various presentations to parliament on the public sector wage bill, saying that amounted to negotiating through the media.
- Read this report by Theto Mahlakoana in full at BusinessLive
- Read the unions’ joint statement at Cosatu Today
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