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Bus drivers, faced with a proposal to cut down on their overtime, fear that such reductions are being considered “across the whole of Government”. Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, made the remark after a meeting of unionised ...

A drastic overrun on the allocated budget for overtime in public transport has led to the severe disruption in bus routes, according to Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert. A group of unionised drivers and mechanics met for nearly two ho...

The Bermuda Industrial Union is to hold a meeting with bus operators tomorrow morning to discuss cancelled bus runs and overtime. The Allied Workers’ Division will meet at 11.30pm and the BIU said there would be no disruption to service. There have...

An updated schedule has been posted for today’s bus service cancellations. Meanwhile, Government has advised that the only run that will be cancelled tomorrow is route 10 at 7.15am from St George’s to Hamilton. A ban on overtime has been cited as the...

Dear Jason Hayward, While I’m not in agreement with the entire contents of your February 23 press statement [regarding the reduction in payroll concessions], I wholeheartedly concur with your sentiments expressed in the last two sentences: “Unless a...

Chris Furbert has taken over as the president of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress. In keeping with the BTUC constitution, the offices of president and vice-president were rotated among the presidents of the affiliate unions, with Mr Furbert, the Berm...

The Bermuda Industrial Union and the management of Stevedoring Services have agreed a collective bargaining agreement for dockworkers. Under the agreement the two sides have agreed a wage freeze for 2015 and 2016 as well as a reduction of the workfor...

Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has been accused by the Bermuda Entertainment Union (BEU) of railroading impending legislative changes without heeding the input of local artists. The BEU was “not consulted, but simply pacified”, according union pr...

By Sarah Lagan The reduction in payroll concessions for hotel, restaurant and retail employees is an “injustice” according to Jason Hayward. In a statement, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union highlighted that employees will experienc...

Union leaders have said that while they understand that government spending will need to be cut in the Budget, they hope it will be balanced with ideas to increase revenue. Bermuda Public Services Union president Jason Hayward said that he is not com...

An “unusually high” number of sick days that has disrupted bus service prompted the Bermuda Industrial Union to call a meeting with Transport Ministry officials on Wednesday. Sick days at the Department of Public Transportation were discussed with Sh...