University of Botswana Non-Academic Staff Union

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University of Botswana Non-Academic Staff Union
Founded12 April 1989
27 January 1992 (registered)
HeadquartersGaborone, Botswana
Location
Key people
Gadzani Mhotsha, general secretary
AffiliationsBFTU

The University of Botswana Staff Union, formerly the University of Botswana Non-Academic Staff Union (UBNASU) is a trade union affiliate of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU).

Gadzani Mhotsha, General Secretary of the UBNASU, also served as general secretary of the BFTU.[1]

Strikes[edit]

In November 2006, UBNASU took strike action against university management in a dispute over access to parking.[2] In September 2010, UBNASU along with the University of Botswana Academic and Senior Support Staff Union (UBASSSU), opposed salary adjustments at the university which would have seen the vice-chancellor's salary increase 100 percent. Both unions called off strike actions when the salary increase was scrapped.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Werbner, Pnina (2014). The making of an African working class: politics, law, and cultural protest in the Manual Workers' Union of Botswana. Anthropology, Culture and Society. London: Pluto. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-78371-178-9.
  2. ^ Baputaki, Chandapiwa (17 November 2006). "UB Staff Wait for Task Force Report". Mmegi. Archived from the original on 20 November 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via AllAfrica.com.
  3. ^ "UB climbs down on its controversial pay structure". Sunday Standard. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.