Super-rich unions should introspect

Friday, May 03, 2019

Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) and Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) on Wednesday agreed to kiss and make up by collaborating to commemorate the 2019 May Day together in Francistown.

This is commendable considering the long history of animosity between these two federations. At the centre of their disagreement was pure pettiness and self-centredness not to forget greediness amongst some of the union leaders.

The theme for this May Day, also popularly known as Workers Day, was “Demand for a better Botswana”. We cannot help to agree with the theme that aptly captures the present situation in government and unions.

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Super-rich unions should introspect

Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) and Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) on Wednesday agreed to kiss and make up by collaborating to commemorate the 2019 May Day together in Francistown.

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