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Three days’ advance notice has been agreed for future industrial action at the docks after a dispute over a dismissed worker was settled with management. The resolution was announced yesterday by Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial...

The island’s bus cancellations are the result of an ageing fleet rather than a standoff over schedules, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert said yesterday. Mr Furbert was speaking after Michael Fahy, a former One Bermuda Alliance transpo...

Stevedoring Services workers at Hamilton Docks have downed tools in a dispute with management. Warren Jones, Stevedoring Services chief executive, confirmed yesterday afternoon that the firm had received notice of industrial action and was working to...

Workers from the Corporation of Hamilton have downed tools for a second day. As of 2.30pm this afternoon, roughly 20 workers had blocked the vehicle entrance to the corporation building on Canal Road. Some carried placards, with the message “Don’t b...

A total of 641 labour dispute inquiries were handled by Government’s labour relations section during the 2015-16 year. More than 180 of the were complaints, while 448 were described as consultations. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, Minister for Home Affairs...

A two-day work stoppage hit the vector control division of the Department of Health this week, with services subsequently returning to normal. The industrial dispute affected vector control on Monday and Tuesday, according to a department spokeswoman...

Two-thirds of people contacted in an island-wide poll said they were against last month’s protest outside House of Assembly which prevented MPs from entering the building. The dispute led to police intervention when officers pepper-sprayed protesters...

At least one former staff member at the Summerhaven residence for the physically disabled has vowed to fight his dismissal in court, as tenants call for his reinstatement. A co-ordinator at the assisted living facility, where protests over management...

A resolution was reached last night between the Westgate prison officers and management, bringing to an end two days of industrial action. The dispute over staff shortages and security concerns resulted in the facility being secured early on Tuesday...

Airport ramp workers downed tools last week to protest their poverty-level wages, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert has said. Some staff at Menzies Aviation, a private company contracted by airlines to provide ground handling services,...

Employees who withdrew their labour at the airport on Thursday have been banned from taking further action by a court order. According to a statement from law firm MJM Barristers and Attorneys, the Supreme Court granted an interim injunction to Menzi...

Representatives from the Bermuda Industrial Union and Menzies Aviation are meeting after a dispute involving ramp workers at LF Wade International Airport. Some staff at the private company, which is contracted by airlines to provide ground handling ...