civil servants demands

The umbrella union for the civil servants Cuepacs wanted an increase of 40% in wages adjustment most probably by next year for over 1 million members. The Union is asking too much from the government. In the end it is the tax payers' dilemma to pay them. Citing that job improvements in their delivery systems, cost of fuel going up and toll charges, utilities rates, achieving ISO standards etc as the reasons for the demands is wrong. Any wage increase must be considered at all levels. The tax payers have to foot the bill in taxes. The government must find ways to pay the civil servants. During my negotiation with the Union in the company I didnt allow them to demand a hike of 10% or more. I had to tell them to work on a reasonable package that the company could deliver. Do they want the company to die? This was the message I told these Union officials. Because whatever quantum agreed I had to find ways to pay the employees wages every month. It was a headache which stressed me out every time. I couldnt delay payment which would become a slow death blow to the company and my own credibility. I had managed to pull it through. Likewise Cuepacs should understand. Maybe the government should privatise the civil servants jobs. In this way it frees them of the dilemma and let these civil servants find ways to pay themselves through a set of laws and guidelines to bill the public or let which company handles it under prescribed laws and regulations to bill according to the rates agreed by the people. The government likes to privatise services or create companies through shares to unlock the burden of the government. They shouldnt privatise the uniform personnel...like police, navy, army, hospital, courts and religious dept...