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Behind the drama being played out in front of Cabinet Office this week looms a stark reality — that if the Bermuda Government does not soon start spending much less and/or earning much more, it is only a matter of time before fiscal collapse. While p...

The tense standoff over furlough days escalated again last night with union leaders urging all their members to descend on the Cabinet grounds to protest against Government. Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU), called on al...

All public schools will remain closed today due to the continuing deadlock between the Government and the unions over furlough days. Meanwhile bus and ferry services have also been suspended until midday when a further announcement is expected to be ...

The One Bermuda Alliance was elected to office based in part on promises to restore order and a sense of fiscal responsibility to our public spending. But almost two years on, the Island’s debt remains the gargantuan white elephant stampeding around ...

Government will not abandon the furlough option for civil service workers as a prerequisite for continuing negotiations with unions, Premier Michael Dunkley said yesterday. This came despite union representatives refusing to continue with negotiation...

The Progressive Labour Party has broken its silence as industrial unrest triggered by an impasse over the continuation of furloughs for government workers reaches a third day. Opposition leader Marc Bean, in a statement, has called on the Bermuda Gov...

The Bermuda Trade Union Congress has released the following statement after a second day of disruption to public services as a result of the standoff with the Bermuda Government on the future of the furlough day arrangement. “The BTUC agreed to work...

The Bermuda Festival paid “travellers fees” to the Bermuda Entertainers Union in December, refuting claims that they had not been paid, in a statement released this afternoon. Ian Davidson, Bermuda Festival chairman, stated: “It was with great disapp...

In recent years the Island has had to cope with various disruptions in numerous public services as a result of disputes that spill over into work stoppages. These problems leave many wondering whether we will ever be able to reach a higher level of ...

The Ministry of Education has had to accept the inevitable and announce that some of the public schools and preschools are closing early today owing to insufficient staff support. Parents will be notified by school staff of early closures. As of noo...

More than 100 entertainers crowding the auditorium of the Leopard’s Club for the Bermuda Entertainment Union’s (BEU) annual general meeting heard tonight there could be a protest march tomorrow. If it were to go ahead, it would take place after a mas...

Disruptions are expected throughout the Island for all public services on Monday morning as unions have called an urgent meeting regarding the future of furlough days. The Island’s unions converged at the Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters yesterd...