2007 South African public servants' strike
The 2007 South African public servants' strike was a general strike of workers in the public sector of South Africa. It was led by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), which is currently in a labour/political alliance with the governing African National Congress (ANC) party of Thabo Mbeki (since succeeded by Jacob Zuma).
Dispute[]
The strike arose out of demands by South Africa's trade unions to raise the pay for civil servants by no less than 12%. The government offered a 7.25% pay raise, which the trade unions refused to accept.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Strike escalates in South Africa". BBC. 2007-06-14. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
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- 2007 in South Africa
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