
Public officers who are members of trade unions affiliated to BOFEPUSU, who have not received a 3% and 4% salary increments, have resolved at a special congress in Palapye on Saturday to embark on a go slow at work if government denies them the adjustment. The decision is part of a set of resolutions taken shortly after the Bofepusu Acting Jointly Arrangement terminated its membership at Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC) and notified the employer, Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), on Monday. The special congress endorsed the termination and also resolved that the federation should sue the employer for discriminatory treatment and lack parity if government does not award members of BOFEPUSU affiliated trade unions the 3% and 4% already enjoyed by other public servants. Among others BOFEPUSU spokesperson, Tobokani Rari, said on Monday that the meeting resolved that Bofepusu participate in and influence the political economy through engaging political parties and the civic groups aligned to the workers’ agenda among others. "That the federation intensify its mobilisation program through demonstrations and strenghten linkages with some community groups," reads one of the resolutions. A schedule for demonstrations has already been released and disseminated to members throughout the country. Rari…