Strike case for 2012

Appearing before Justice (Dr) Key Dingake of the Lobatse High Court yesterday, the parties agreed that the matter would be argued on May 9 next year. BOFEPUSU took government to court over unfair dismissal of essential services employees who were fired after defying a court order to return to work following the April-June public sector strike.

Of late, government has been re-employing those who had been fired and the unions are protesting re-employment. Instead the unions want the government to reinstate their members. The unions have of late been looking for alternative markets for their members who are mostly from the nursing profession.