Public Sector wage negotiations have officially broken down paving way for unions to declare a dispute. On Friday evening government and public sector unions deadlocked over the employer's proposal to increase salaries on condition that workers forfeit some of their current benefits. The offer was rejected by all public sector unions. A move by unions to declare dispute will allow negotiations to enter a conciliation process before unions can seek permission for a strike action. This is what Claude Naicker who is with the Public Servants' Association had to say…

Guest: Tony Healy - Labour consultant at Tony Healy & Associates