Civil servants to strike for more promotions

THE STATE machinery will grind to an almost complete halt between 10am and midday today as civil servants come out on strike.

Civil servants’ union Pasidy has called the strike to demand greater promotion opportunities for government employees.

A skeleton staff will remain on duty at hospitals while the strike will not be observed at air traffic control towers.

Pasidy said the strike action had been forced by the government’s refusal to budge on the issue.

“In view of the continuing negative approach of the official side, which renders promotion problems all the more acute, Pasidy has decided to dynamically seek their effective resolution,” a union announcement stated.

The absence of promotion opportunities within the civil service had a negative effect on employee moral, Pasidy claimed. “It is also a disincentive for more general efforts to increase the effectiveness and improve the quality of services offered to the public,” the union added.

This morning, striking civil servants are to gather at specified points in all main towns to voice their demands for more promotions.

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