Long Live BOPEU, Long Live!

It grew from being just a Government Employees Staff Association as far back as 1942, and moved up stages to transform into Botswana Civil Service Association and Botswana Civil Servants Association after some years. In 2007, under the leadership of Andrew Motsamai, it underwent another transformation, culminating with its attainment of a Trade Union status. BCSA was then to be known as the Botswana Public Employees Union; later dubbed the union of choice by its members.

It was throughout all these transformations, on which I was one of those who attempted at one point to contest for leadership and was deeply humiliated, and through good governance and focused leadership we were able to become what we are now. We must not be allowed to deviate from our core objectives. These objectives are clearly enshrined in our constitution and wage increment is but one of those objectives. Wage increase alone will never give us the welfare and comfort we desire from our growth.