The strike which is organised by Turkey's major confederations of civil servant unions, Kamu-Sen and KESK aims at laying the foundations of union rights for civil servants, including the right to go on strikes and the right to hold collective bargaining talks.
Other confederations of civil servant unions including Kamu-Is, BASK and HAKSEN will also participate in the strike which is also supported by Turk-Is, DISK labour unions and trade unions like Turkish Physicians Union and Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects.
The confederations participating in the strike which roughly have around 630 thousand members call on all civil servants to participate in the strike.
The "Warning Strike" of the civil servants is expected to disrupt public services in the areas of education, transportation, health and finance.
The administration of the said confederations asked the people to show tolerance to any possible disruption to public services, announcing that the strike also aimed at securing better quality public services for free. They asked the people to support the strike by not sending their children to school and avoiding going to hospitals for non-emergency situations.
Civil servant confederations argue that current collective talks are far from bringing solutions to problems accumulated over the years.
