Unions seek court intervention as negotiations crumble

The unions under the 5+1 umbrella, this week, Monday, filed a notice of motion before the Gaborone Industrial Court seeking a number of orders against the government, and the Director of the Directorate of Public Service Management, Gaone Macholo.

They are the National Amalgamated Local, Central, Parastatal and Government Workers Union (NALCPGWU), Botswana Public Employees' Union (BOPEU), Botswana Teachers Union (BTU), Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU), Botswana Nurses Union (BONU), and Botswana Doctors Union (BDU).