According to this report, “Around 95 percent of [Palestinian Authority] government employees answered their union’s call to strike on Sunday, the union chief said. . . .the strike was the first step of protests held by the union until the government meets their demands.” The union has “called on the government to start serious talks with employees and asked it to be fair in dealing with workers’ unions. The union will escalate its strike to two days next week and three the following week before starting an open strike on Oct. 6.”