Today in History; November 14, 1961
To prevent disputes and strikes all hotels and safari lodges controlled by the Uganda Development Corporation signed an agreement with the Uganda Hotels and Domestic Workers Union, in Kampala.
To prevent disputes and strikes all hotels and safari lodges controlled by the Uganda Development Corporation signed an agreement with the Uganda Hotels and Domestic Workers Union, in Kampala.
The first of its kind to be negotiated in Uganda, the agreement covered hotels in Entebbe, Gulu, Kasese, Kabale, Masaka, Mbale, Entebbe Airport restaurant and Mweya Safari Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Paraa Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park. The exact total number of hotel workers was estimated to run into several hundreds.
Supervisor staff were excluded because they had individual contracts.
Supervisor staff were excluded because they had individual contracts.
One of the most important sections in the agreement stipulated the procedure to be followed in case of disputes. If joint consultation failed, both sides agreed to use the machinery of the Trade Disputes (Arbitration and Settlement) Ordinance.
The agreement which was meant to avert disputes and strikes in the industry came 333 days to day Uganda was to become independent.
Britain, the colonial master, announced on October 9th 1961 that Uganda would be granted independence on October 9th 1962.
Did you know?
At independence, the Queen of England was constitutionally the head of state and government of the independent Uganda until after the 1963 constitution amendment that created the post of a ceremonial President.