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Johannesburg - The National Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu), a public service union affiliated to Cosatu, said on Tuesday that it has officially rejected government's latest wage offer.
Nehawu's national executive committee met on Monday and decided it would not accept the government's offer, Majola said. The trade union represents government workers in education, health and social welfare.
On Thursday last week, the government tabled a fresh offer of R700 for the housing allowance, but an unchanged 7% wage increase.
The unions are demanding an 8.6% wage hike with a housing allowance increase from R500 to R1 000.
Nehawu general secretary Fikile Majola said the union and other Cosatu affiliated unions are due to announce a decision on a full-blown strike later on Tuesday.
Majola said Nehawu wanted the industrial action to start on Thursday.
According to public service and administration department spokesperson Dumisani Nkwamba, unions will report their decision to the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council at a meeting taking place in Centurion.
Gauteng SA Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) secretary Tseliso Ledimo said unionised teachers might hold mass meetings at around noon or 13:00, when most of the day's schooling had taken place.
He said that notices already served in terms of labour law allowed Sadtu members to go on strike if the outcome of consultations showed that the offer had been rejected.
"If they decide to go on strike, they will not need permission," said Ledimo.