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Most of Bermuda’s unions are pledging to reinvent themselves and work with employers as they warned: “It profits no one if we are constantly at war.”
Bermuda Trade Union Congress, which represents eight unions on the Island, stressed the importance o...
DATE: Sep 02, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Thousands of union members are being urged to boycott Labour Day events because the celebrations are taking place at “the wrong time of year”.
Bermuda Trade Union Congress (BTUC) yesterday asked the eight unions it represents not to participate in an...
DATE: Sep 02, 2011
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Workers have lifted their three-week overtime ban after dock and union bosses agreed to go to arbitration to solve the dispute.
The Bermuda Industrial Union has announced that the 38 dockworkers will once again be working evenings and weekends as th...
DATE: Sep 02, 2011
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Politics
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Senator Craig Cannonier is the hot favourite to become Opposition leader after it emerged he’s forming a joint ticket with Senator Michael Dunkley at the One Bermuda Alliance leadership conference.
Sen Cannonier will take on Shadow Finance Minister B...
DATE: Sep 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan said he’s not surprised at reports of internal wrangling within the One Bermuda Alliance as he dubbed his former colleagues “bulls in a hurry”.
Mr Swan says UBP supporters are crying déjà vu over news that younger...
DATE: Sep 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Rolfe Commissiong, the Government consultant who wants to replace Ashfield DeVent as Progressive Labour Party MP for Pembroke South East, has released flyers touting his qualifications for the job.
The candidate for the next election will be chosen b...
DATE: Sep 01, 2011
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Politics
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The boss of the Sunshine League Children’s Home says she was “shocked and surprised” to read about Government’s last-minute change of heart in an e-mail.
President Zakiya Johnson Lord believed they were close to securing the agreement deal for Govern...
DATE: Sep 01, 2011
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Politics
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Senior Opposition members are said to want Senator Michael Dunkley to step down from the One Bermuda Alliance leadership race because of his long track record with the United Bermuda.
High-ranking members believe critics would dub the OBA a mere rein...
DATE: Sep 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A host of senior Progressive Labour Party MPs could be about to discover their political careers are near an end as a wave of new candidates look to oust them.
Former Premier Alex Scott yesterday confirmed he will stand down at the next general elect...
DATE: Sep 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Truckers last night rallied around Bermuda General Truckers Association president Richard Foggo in his campaign against illegal use of dumpsters.
Mr Foggo is planning court action to shut down companies which break the law by using dumpsters to carry...
DATE: Aug 31, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
