Winner-Takes- All Benefits No One :: Mmegi Online

When showers of rain poured outside the Industrial Court last week, soon after the handing down of the much-awaited ruling in the BOPEU vs BOFEPUSU, many thought it was at last uhuru; the elusive peace had been attained.

As judge president of the Industrial Court, it would seem Justice Tebogo Maruping had made sure he does not just come out with a legal ruling, but one inspired by the desire to see the trade unions, and all trade unions working together for the betterment of their members’ lives.

In his judgement there are no particular winners per se, as he made sure he embraced all the trade unions involved in the case, and made sure he made it clear to them that they are very important in the resolution of the matter; from the Manual Workers’ Union, to BOPEU, and all recognised public sector unions, Maruping invited them all to the mediation table under the chairmanship of the commissioner of Labour.

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