BOPEU wins Round One

Motsamai outside industrial court.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Motsamai outside industrial court.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Public Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) has won the first round of its fight to boot the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU), out of the Public Service Bargaining Council (PBSC). Yesterday, the Industrial Court ruled in favour of BOPEU.

In his ruling, Judge President Tebogo Maruping gave BOFEPUSU up to March 7 to show cause why final orders should not be issued excluding from the PBSC and declaring that only trade unions which are recognised by government are entitled to be in the Council.

Maruping also ordered the respondents to show cause why a final order should not be granted to stop the proceedings of the Council in the 2016/17 wage negotiations, pending the conclusion of the case.

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