Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Labour seeks show of force in S.Africa strike

(Reuters) - South Africa's civil service strike broadened on Wednesday as other union workers walked out, piling more pressure on the government in a dispute stoking political tensions in Africa's largest economy.

Union leaders have vowed to shut the country down in sympathy with civil servants, whose two-week old strike has already caused chaos in hospitals, schools and public offices around the country.


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