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Felex Share Herald Reporter
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has told civil servants that expecting a salary adjustment soon is “daydreaming”.
Civil servants unions said they were left with no option, but to approach President Mugabe.
The Apex Council, which met the premier at his Strathaven home said Mr Tsvangirai had left them in the “cold and confused”.
The unions described yesterday’s meeting as a discussion “of promises and more engagements” without anything concrete.
The workers had to approach President Mugabe last year after exhausting all negotiating channels.
The workers subsequently got a salary increase after meeting
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