Lebanese civil servants give #parliament till June 7 to approve #wage_hike
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Civil servants and teachers threatened to hamstring public institutions after #Lebanon's parliament failed Tuesday to approve a wage increase bill, in part due to a boycott by some legislators over the presidential vacuum. The country’s largest workers union gave Parliament till June 7 to approve a wage hike bill, or face their wrath of strikes and a boycott of official exams. Speaker of the house, Nabih Berri, postponed Tuesday’s session due to a lack of quorum after Christian lawmakers and their March 14 supporters boycotted the parliamentary session. read more