Anne Kanake, the interim registrar of trade unions, has refused the proposed revisions for the registration of a new Constitution for Universities’ Academic Staff Union.
The acting registrar wrote a letter to the National Secretary General of Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU) on December 20, 2024, about suggested changes to the union’s constitution.
“Consequently, we are not able to proceed with the registration of the proposed changes as is. This office hereby requires that you respond to each of the objections as raised by the said objectors and furnish us with a schedule of all the amendments done on the constitution against the old constitution,” Kanake said.
She said the union has not provided the office of the registrar with a schedule of the changes made to the Constitution.
“We note that from the minutes of the alleged National Delegates’ Conference (NDC) you provided us with, particularly item No. 2, the amendment was done by ratification/acclamation as opposed to a secret ballot as required under Article 37 of the Union’s Constitution,” said the acting registrar.
