BOFEPUSU takes DPSM to court again :: Mmegi Online

The Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has filed an urgent application seeking authoritative interpretation of an order made by the Industrial Court on January 5 in a matter against the Director of Public Service Management (DPSM), the Attorney General (AG) and the Public Service Bargaining Council.

BOFEPUSU had approached the court after the employer pulled out of negotiations citing the need for verification of BOFEPUSU membership figures, and whether they allow the union to bargain following the departure of Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) recently.

Central to the current dispute is that the employer will not continue with other items on the January 18 meeting agenda as ordered by the Industrial Court. On the other hand, BOFEPUSU believes both figures they submitted, and those from DPSM show that they have met the 1/3 threshold hence negotiations should continue.

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