The Public Servants Association (PSA), one of the country’s largest public sector union representing over 235,000 workers, has threatened to go on strike after the government formally tabled a 0% wage increase for the 2021/2022 financial year.

The offer was tabled during negotiations at the public sector co-ordinating bargaining council (PSCBC) on Thursday, a move that could put it in direct confrontation with the unions that have already taken it to court for defying earlier agreements...

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