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Staff at the hardware store SAL did not work for a second day yesterday following a dispute with management over the potential firing of a longstanding colleague.
Wornell Steede, chief union shop steward at SAL, said about 15 staff members walked off...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two members of the Bermuda Public Service Union have been appointed to secretariat positions, the union announced yesterday.
Kevin Grant has been named the BPSU’s General Secretary, while Linda Bogle-Mienzer has been named the Labour Relations Organi...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A union leader is calling for tougher penalties for “unscrupulous employers” who try to weaken union representation.
Armell Thomas, the president of the the Bermuda Public Service Union, said membership in some bargaining units was under threat from ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Industrial Union has yet to decide if it will take further industrial action over a long-running dispute with Government.
Unionised staff began working to rule last Friday in protest at new decertification laws that give non-unionised sta...
DATE: Jun 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
“Every aspect” of the island’s public transport system will feel the pinch from a weeklong union restriction on working hours, the transport minister warned.
Lawrence Scott said bus cancellations could reach as many as 100 routes a day and ferry rout...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bus and ferry schedules are likely to be disrupted as a result of union action this week.
Members of the Bermuda Industrial Union are currently working to rule due to a dispute with Government over new decertification rules.
This morning a spokeswom...
DATE: Jun 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A work to rule by Bermuda Industrial Union workers started yesterday as a rift with the Government over union decertification widened.
Chris Furbert, the BIU president, said both sides had “drawn lines in the sand on the issue”.
He added: “Is this so...
DATE: Jun 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An online panel discussion today (THURSDAY) will focus on bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace.
Minister of Labour, Jason Hayward, said: “Members of the public will be aware of the mandating of policies against Bullying and Sexual Harassm...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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Career-enhancing skills such as resume writing and networking will be shared in an upcoming webinar series.
The Department of Workforce Development is hosting three free webinars in collaboration with consultancy firm Performance Solutions.
The fir...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
About 60 digital nomads employed by a billion-dollar data and software company in Bermuda are leaving the island after less than a year.
But a spokeswoman for Afiniti insisted that the company is committed to growing its presence in Bermuda.
Afiniti ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan