Public service unions in 'mother of all strikes' threat

The affiliates of the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) said yesterday that they have already dispatched about 30 union leaders all over the country to seek a mandate from members on the way forward.

Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, Andrew Motsamai, the president of the Botswana Public Service Union (BOPEU) said that after a deadlock on the constitution of the bargaining council on Monday, they wrote to the director of the Directorate of the Public Service Management (DPSM) that a third party should arbitrate as per the International Labour Organisation rules.