The government has loosed off the first major salvoes of the 2014 election campaign - and all of them have backfired. That is one labour movement view of three official announcements over the past ten days.
The apparent commitment to a youth wage subsidy, the proposal to declare teaching an essential service and the R105 minimum wage for farm workers are all seen as ploys to gain electoral support next year. They seem designed to portray the government as masterful, in control and prepared to take tough action on matters of national concern.
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