Ambition not political affiliation influences BOPEU stance :: Mmegi Online

Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) is at loggerheads with other affiliates of the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) because it has seemingly realised the bigger picture in its dynamics. Mmegi Staff Writer OARABILE MOSIKARE sat down with sources close to the union for a better preview of the dynamics and developments transpiring behind the scenes.

The sources are adamant that the current animosity between BOPEU and four other affiliates of BOFEPUSU has nothing to do with party affiliation during the 2014 general elections. The other BOFEPUSU members are Botswana Land Board and Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU), Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU), Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) and National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union (NALCGPWU).

BOPEU has however distanced itself from public statements issued by other BOFEPUSU leaders who have revealed their support for the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in next week’s general elections. BOPEU has insisted that there is no congress resolution to this effect. Sources close to BOPEU have revealed that there are several factors that have influenced the union’s stance.

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