Mr Tennyson Foli, President of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) has commended members for their hard work especially by not conducting themselves in such a manner that the government and the nation was held to ransom.
He said the association looked forward to see "you offer more than what you produced in the course of the year, not forgetting that the New Year has its own challenges".
Mr Foli, who spoke to the GNA in an interview on Tuesday, said unfortunately a lot of people "don't see the value of the services we render
to the nation".
He said if these services were quantified in terms of money the critics would have realized the importance of the immense sacrifices offered.
Mr Foli said the leadership of the association would give the right direction to members to enable them to surmount any challenges posed in the
course of their work during the New Year.
He appealed to members not to do anything that would tarnish the image of the association for that reason they should continue to have confidence
in the leadership by channelling all grievances and suggestions to the headquarters.
Mr Foli said the association expected the government to respond to members' genuine demands promptly.