Mary Marion Tuunde

I started working as a clerk in Makerere University. At school I liked debating very much. When I started working one of my managers who was a Trade Union leader was impressed by my debating ability and encouraged me to join the union. I became a shop steward in 1986 and later became the Organising Secretary of my Union - National Union of Educational Institutions(NUEI). The Union became a closed shop after PSI funded our union’s organizing Drive. Because of the improved financial status of the Union the union managed to buy a House which is now its national Headquarters.

In 2003 I became the Deputy Secretary General NOTU and in 2005 I was elected Deputy General secretary to my Union(NUEI)

In 2006, I became Member of Parliament for women workers to date. In 2009 I relinquished the NOTU post of Deputy Secretary General.

2008-June-2010, I was the vice chair person to the parliamentary committee on Gender Labour and now vice Chairperson Parliamentary committee of Tourism and Industry.

Harriet Mugambwa

I work as a political Assistant to all the five workers members of parliament and in the union I work as Education Secretary. My union is Uganda Mines Metal and Allied Workers Union (UMMAW)

I was a teacher by profession before I joined the Labour Movement.

I worked with Kilembe mines primary school as a teacher. When I joined the union, I was trained as a study circle leader and later was elected on the Branch Committee as a committee member, I was later trained as an Educator by IMF and NOTU under the ILO programme. After I was elected as Education Secretary for my Union I couldn’t balance teaching in the primary school with union work, so I left teaching and concentrated on Union work.

I was appointed as a political Assistant by the 5 MPs through their chairperson who is now the Hon. Charles Bakabulindi the State Minister for Education and Sports.