【明報專訊】THE CIVIL SERVICE unions' dissatisfaction with the pay increase offer this year has materialised into action. To date, several disciplined services unions have announced their withdrawal from the Pay Trend Survey Committee, and the Senior Government Officers Association is asking the Chief Executive to form an arbitration committee to review the pay increase offer, warning that their members will adopt an "uncooperative attitude" if the arbitration results are unsatisfactory. The Executive Council has resisted all this pressure and followed the net pay trend indicators in finalising the pay offer. However, two things are worthy of notice since they may be indicative of whether or not the government is bending to the unions' will.