Monday, June 11, 2007

S.Africa union leaders talk tough on strike

(Reuters) - South Africa's powerful COSATU trade union warned on Monday that a crippling civil service strike could "turn violent" if its pay demands were not met.

The public sector workers' strike, which began on June 1, has crippled government hospitals and schools across the country, and unions say a new government offer of a 7.25 percent wage increase was not enough.


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