Public transportation, trash collection and work on the Causeway were all affected by yesterday's industrial action.

A meeting called by the Bermuda Industrial Union yesterday afternoon in response to a labour dispute at Bermuda CableVision ended with a decision by some unionised workers within Government to withdraw their labour.

A government press release listed the Post Office, Marine and Ports (Ferry, Tug and Tender Pilots), Works and Engineering (Causeway workers, Waste Management, Highway workers) and the Public Transportation Board (Buses) as among the Government services affected.

However bus and ferry services resumed their regular schedules for the rest of the day.

Shipping has also been affected as Stevedoring Services workers joined what may be gearing up to be an Island-wide strike.

Bruce Lines, manager of Stevedoring Services said last night that the container ship Somers Isles was due to be worked last night and leave today.

"At this point it's not going to happen," he said. "As far as I know there are still supplies on that ship which are required for rebuilding the infrastructure of the Island."

Asked if the company would consider taking out an injunction, Mr.Lines said "We will have to consider everything depending on the circumstances."

Besides the fact that cargo still had to be unloaded, there were a number of empty containers to be loaded onto the ship, he added.

"If that ship leaves without taking empty containers we will have to move them to another location and we will probably be looking to recover those costs."

But Mr. Lines said he was hopeful that "sanity will prevail and that the men will come back to work".

"I have no fight with my men and am rather disappointed that they have chosen to walk at this time of national emergency."