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The Bermuda Industrial Union’s decision to raise dues for its roughly 3,800-strong membership reflects an increase in operational expenses since the last hike in 2008, according to union head Chris Furbert. “The BIU, whether or not a lot of people re...

11 August, 2014 Dear Sir, I just received notice from the recently completed Special Delegate Conference of the BIU dated 7/29/14 where a decision “was taken” to increase the weekly dues from $12.00 to $14.00. The Acting Registrar General has ratifie...

Dockyard cruise ship passengers hoping to visit Horseshoe Bay today have been warned to expect a transportation “disaster” of long queues and confusing schedules. Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert issued the warning after a private min...

A backlog of garbage collections along with transport delays at Dockyard have been caused by Government’s lack of foresight and a failure to consult with all stakeholders, it has been claimed. Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert this mor...

An extension to a deal where civil servants take a day off a month unpaid is set to be an uphill struggle for Government, a union insider warned yesterday. Ministers and the unions are to sit down next month to negotiate a new package in a bid to cut...

Government have been issued an ultimatum to reconsider its position on PRC holder legislation within seven days or face an escalation in public unrest. The demand was delivered to Premier Michael Dunkley yesterday afternoon after more than 500 protes...

Government has come under renewed pressure to take action to shut down a legal loophole that allows Permanent Resident Certificate holders to be granted Bermudian Status. And the One Bermuda Alliance administration has also been accused of adopting “...

Bermuda could be in for a “long, hot summer”, according to the Island’s Trade Union Congress — which wants more inclusion from Government in the debate over cost-cutting reforms to public services. Bermuda Trade Union Congress (BTUC) head Alan Wilkin...

An olive branch has been offered to trade unions by Premier Michael Dunkley. And he said that he wanted to foster good industrial relations with the union movement. Mr Dunkley was speaking after he met representatives of the Bermuda Trades Union Cong...

The new leader of white collar union BPSU yesterday pledged a “more aggressive” approach. Government statistician Jason Hayward, who took over from Kevin Grant as president of the BPSU last week, said the union would fight any erosion of workers’ rig...