ARTICLES RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS STRIKE

Union spends big in KZN salary case

2011-09-08 16:00

The National Teachers' Union has spent about R1m in an attempt to force the KwaZulu-Natal government to pay back docked salaries.

Unions warn state on unilateral deal

2010-08-18 16:55

Public service unions have warned government not to unilaterally implement the state's wage offer.

Govt, unions pressured to compromise

2010-08-17 15:00

Government may reach a deal with public workers before a coalition of unions, representing 1.3 million civil servants, stages a prolonged stoppage.

Nehawu rejects revised pay offer

2010-08-17 10:54

The National Health and Allied Workers' Union, a public service union affiliated to Cosatu, has officially rejected government's latest wage offer.

Public servants strike in Durban

2010-08-12 11:33

Thousands of members of Cosatu-affiliated unions are marching in Durban to demand better pay from the government.

Public servants prepare to march

2010-08-10 11:32

Striking union members from Johannesburg have departed in a bus convoy to Pretoria, where they will hold a march culminating in the presentation of a memorandum.

'Teachers' on strike standby

2010-08-06 13:37

The Western Cape education department has arranged for departmental officials to supervise classes in the event of a stay-away by teachers.

Unions reject new pay offer

2010-08-05 16:53

The government has raised its pay offer to civil servants, but the gesture has been quickly rejected.

State raises pay offer

2010-08-05 12:40

The government has raised its pay offer to civil servants in an effort to avert a strike by nearly 1 million public workers.

State, unions meet again over wages

2010-08-04 09:48

Public service unions will return to the Public Service Co-ordination Bargaining Council to consider government's offer of a 6.5% salary increase.

PSA mulling wage offer

2010-08-02 10:58

The Public Servants Association says its members are back at work while they are considering a response to government's latest wage offer.

Minister meets unions over strike

2010-07-29 17:31

Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi is set to meet with unions representing public servants, a spokesperson says.

Public servants throng to city centres

2010-07-29 12:20

Public sector workers have started congregating in Johannesburg and Durban to demand better wages.

Cosatu declares public worker strike

2010-07-28 16:34

Public service unions affiliated to Cosatu - representing 56% of SA's public sector employees - have resolved to go on strike over wages.

Date set for public workers strike

2010-07-21 15:53

About 180 000 workers in South Africa's public service sector will strike next week after wage negotiations with the government became deadlocked, says a union official.

Public servants vote on strike

2010-07-13 11:13

The Public Servants Association is balloting its members on whether they should go on strike over what they consider an unacceptable pay offer, says a statement.

 

Zuma threatens to fire workers

2010-08-19 18:45

President Jacob Zuma says the government reserves the right to fire striking employees, reports the SABC.

Govt committed to solving wage dispute

2010-08-17 16:36

Government will make every effort to meet public sector pay demands, says Deputy Public Service and Administration Minister Roy Padayachie.

Unions reject offer and plan to strike

2010-08-17 13:11

Unions representing more than 1 million state workers have rejected a revised government wage hike offer and will strike on Wednesday.

'Wage demand won't affect inflation'

2010-08-12 13:44

Cosatu firebrand Tony Ehrenreich has dismissed views that the 8.6% pay hike demanded by the public sector will have an impact on inflation.

Zuma's salary in the spotlight

2010-08-10 16:10

President Jacob Zuma's salary has come under scrutiny during the public servants' pay protest outside parliament.

All systems go for national strike

2010-08-09 14:11

Some 1.3 million public servants affiliated to the Congress of SA Trade Unions and the Independent Labour Caucus are set to down tools.

Date set for public workers strike

2010-08-06 11:34

Unions representing about 1 million public sector workers plan to stage a one-day strike on August 10, after rejecting government's latest wage proposal.

Wage agreement not a done deal

2010-08-05 15:02

The wage agreement between the department of public service and unions representing public servants has not been signed yet, Public Service Minister Richard Baloyi says.

Unions issue wage ultimatum

2010-08-05 11:02

Cosatu has called on government to "move decisively to address the demands of the public sector unions" in order to avoid a strike.

Govt, unions to hold urgent talks

2010-08-03 13:00

Officials and public sector unions will hold wage talks in an attempt to head off a strike by nearly 1 million civil servants that could cripple commerce.

Govt tables 'final' wage offer

2010-07-30 12:46

Government will not budge from its offer of a 6.5% salary increase to public sector workers, says Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi.

PSA strikes end for the day

2010-07-29 16:02

Hundreds of public servants have marched through the streets of Johannesburg to demand better wages.

Civil servants strike starts

2010-07-29 08:57

About 200 000 members of the Public Servants Association have commenced a nation-wide strike to press for better wages.

Minister to meet public servants

2010-07-28 13:46

Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi is scheduled to meet with union leaders in an attempt to avert a national strike.

Bittersweet pay deals

2010-07-13 21:37

The wage dispute in the public sector is a far bigger problem than the potential of a World Cup final being played in the dark, writes Jan de Lange.

Public servants strike looms

2010-06-30 16:19

Thousands of public servants may strike after the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council failed to resolve their wage dispute, says an association.

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