Protesting municipal workers attempted to steal from hawkers in Church Square in the Pretoria CBD on Monday.

Several of them tried to grab their fruit and vegetables but were stopped by union officials.

Waving sticks and placards and bringing traffic to a halt, they slowly marched down Vermeulen Street to the Tshwane mayor's office to present a memorandum.

Members of the SA Municipal Workers' Union embarked on a strike after wage negotiations with the SA Local Government Association deadlocked.

The union wanted an increase of 15 percent or R2500, whichever was higher, and a minimum wage of R5000 per month.

The employer was offering 11.5 percent.

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