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Union leaders are deciding whether to take further industrial action over the sacking of a hospital worker accused of attacking his female supervisor.
Unionised staff at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital walked off the job on May 21 after the man was...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The new leader of white collar union BPSU yesterday pledged a “more aggressive” approach.
Government statistician Jason Hayward, who took over from Kevin Grant as president of the BPSU last week, said the union would fight any erosion of workers’ rig...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The leader of Bermuda’s white collar union the BPSU has stood down.
Kevin Grant — union president for three years — decided not to seek re-election and has been replaced by BPSU first vice-president Jason Hayward.
In his last address to members, Mr G...
DATE: Mar 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Government’s two-week custodian training programme, launched last month, will soon see 20 local workers certified for janitorial work with the Ministry of Education.
The Custodial Technician Certification is offered by the Department of Workforce Dev...
DATE: Mar 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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The Bermuda Industrial Union today kicks off a major two-day conference.
And top Barbados trade unionist and politician Sir Roy Trotman, who earlier this week spoke at the white collar BPSU conference, will be the keynote speaker.
BPSU president Kevi...
DATE: Mar 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Public transportation should be deemed essential because so many rely on the service, several residents agreed yesterday when polled by The Royal Gazette.
But some said the move by Government to classify buses and ferries as essential — tabled as am...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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A bid to include public transport and cruise ship tug and line boats as essential services was last night defended by Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy.
Mr Fahy — speaking in advance of a debate on the controversial measure in the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Premier Craig Cannonier called for unity in the aftermath of a march on Parliament by union members protesting Government’s planned change to transport laws.
“This is not about, as we heard earlier today, going back to the 1970s and 1980s, when we ha...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A top trade unionist from Barbados is to address a conference of members of the white collar union BPSU.
Sir Leroy Trotman, general secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union, will be the guest speaker at the conference, due to be held on March 11-12.
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DATE: Mar 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Last week’s industrial action by Marine and Ports staff was “irregular and unlawful”, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy — but ferry workers will remain on strike this morning.
Bermuda Industrial Union head Chris Furbert said that striki...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
