Unions granted interim order to stop govt :: Mmegi Online

LOBATSE: Representatives of the five major public service unions were yesterday granted an interim order by Lobatse High Court judge, Onkemetse Tshosa, stopping the government from de-recognising them.

Tshosa ruled that Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU), the Manual Workers Union (MWU), Botswana Secondary Teachers Union (BOSETU), Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) and Botswana Land Boards and Local Authorities Workers Union (BLLAWU) successfully demonstrated that the matter was urgent and that the unions and their members stand to suffer.

During their arguments in court, unions relied on the founding affidavit of Andrew Motsamai, the president of BOPEU. In his founding affidavit, Motsamai maintains that the five unions represent a total of 90,000 employees, out of 109,731. He states that DPSM has withdrawn recognition of the five unions for two reasons:

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Unions granted interim order to stop govt

LOBATSE: Representatives of the five major public service unions were yesterday granted an interim order by Lobatse High Court judge, Onkemetse Tshosa, stopping the government from de-recognising them.

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