Tunisian civil servants stage largest strike in years Tunisians protest in the capital Tunis during a general strike by civil servants responding to calls from the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) for demonstrations after the powerful trade union failed to secure wage hikes in tense negotiations with the government. The UGTT is demanding 673,000 state employees receive salary bumps equal to those granted this year to public companies, which range from 15 to 30 euros ($17-34) a month. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES == TO COMPLETE VID1267658_EN ==