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A legal battle over industrial action on the Island continued yesterday, with a lawyer for the unions arguing that a government notice was insufficient. The notice, published online on January 27 and in The Royal Gazette the next morning, stated ther...

The Bermuda Government’s persistent attempts to force workers to accept continued furlough days undermined its contractual obligations, according to a lawyer representing the unions. Delroy Duncan, who represents five of the Island’s unions in a cour...

Belco management has agreed to put on hold its pension plan discussions that yesterday sparked a protest by workers. Scores of Belco employees marched through Hamilton over proposed changes to their pension plans and later gathered outside the utili...

A legal battle between the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Island’s unions has begun with a lawyer representing the Bermuda Government saying illegal strikes threaten the economy and future negotiations. While the call for an injunction to halt walk...

The following is a letter dated November 20, 2015, in response to Lily Eskelsen García, the president of the National Education Association (United States) and vice-president of the North American and Caribbean arm of Education International. Dear Ms...

A ruling was delivered today by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley on the impending legal action between the Bermuda Government and the Bermuda Trade Union Congress (BTUC). Mr Justice Kawaley has found that while the unions attend the Supreme Court next week,...

A letter for Michael Dunkley, the Premier of Bermuda Dear Sir, On behalf of the three million members of the National Education Association, I write to you with serious concerns regarding your government and its actions with the Bermuda Union of Tea...

A significant court appearance starts today for the Island’s unions as their representatives contest a move from the Bermuda Government for a permanent injunction against what it calls unauthorised industrial action. The Bermuda Trade Union Congress’...

The Bermuda Government’s impending court case against the members of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress has been protested by an overseas group. The Government is seeking an injunction against what it charges are unlawful industrial actions, in the aft...

Unionised workers are seeking clearance to attend next week’s Supreme Court hearings on an injunction against them by the Bermuda Government. The legal action, set for Tuesday through Thursday, stems from marches prompted by a letter on January 23 fr...

Postal deliveries have been halted for two Southampton routes while a dispute with the Bermuda Industrial Union goes under resolution, according to the Bermuda Post Office. However, the BIU responded in a statement that the union was “not aware of a...

Committed trade unionist and former Progressive Labour Party MP Eugene Blakeney has died at the age of 82. Mr Blakeney dedicated much of his life to the trade union movement serving 14 years as the Bermuda Industrial Union’s general secretary. Betwee...