Civil servants threaten to strike over pay

Civil servants working for the national government have threatened to strike unless home affairs minister Johan Remkes meets their 2.5% pay demand by midnight on January 8. Last month 4,000 civil servants staged demonstrations in The Hague. The workers are represented by the AbvaKabo union.

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