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An invitation to union representation

February 9, 2014 Dear Sir, I read in Saturday’s Royal Gazette of Joanne Macphee’s dismissal from her position at the Chamber of Commerce. Chris Furbert — Bermuda Industrial Union President — was sympathetic towards her. In light of which, I would lik...
Feb 10, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Let our lights shine

February 9, 2014 Dear Sir, Be the change you wish to see in the world — Mohandas Ghandi I would like to take this opportunity to commend Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert for his response to the apology made by Joanne MacPhee, regardi...
Feb 10, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Rewrite the script for our country

February 9, 2014 Dear Sir So now we know that the era of strikes is not a distant memory but a lingering reality just like that mindset of the “us and them”. Listen to talks, read the comments and blogs and then honestly sense the political dynamics ...
Feb 10, 2014
Other

‘Someone had to stand up for rights’

Stalwart trade unionist Molly Burgess recognised by CableVision Bermuda By Jessie Moniz Hardy When Molly Burgess first started working in the hotel industry as a young woman, labour was still unorganised in Bermuda. There were no paid vacations, no p...
Feb 10, 2014
Letters to the Editor

PLP is curiously mute

February 8, 2014 Dear Sir, Here we go again! The Bermuda Industrial Union- Progressive Labour Party axis is happily damaging our fragile economy and trying to use this as an avenue to return to political power! The PLP has been curiously mute during ...
Feb 08, 2014
Budget

Union warns Govt not to ‘erode jobs’

Union bosses are warning Government not to “erode jobs, pensions and employee benefits” in the Civil Service. And Bermuda Public Services Union president Kevin Grant has also said his members need to be consulted before Government brings about any sw...
Feb 04, 2014
Other

Barbados speaker lined up for BPSU conference

The Bermuda Public Service Union (BPSU) will host its fifth triennial Delegates Conference at the Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters in March. The conference has been scheduled for March 11 and 12 with the theme of “Social Dialogue: A Catalyst for...
Jan 30, 2014
Other

BIU founder Webster, dies at 105

Doris Cholmondeley Webster, a Founding member of the Bermuda Industrial Union, has died at the age of 105. Mrs Webster was born in 1909, the daughter of Henry and Mary Douglas. While she was forced to give up on education at the age of 15 when her f...
Jan 25, 2014
Other

Unions accept need for ‘cost-reduction’

Bermuda’s two biggest unions are willing to work with Government to implement cost-saving measures put forward by the SAGE Commission. Acknowledging that the Island’s $331 million debt burden is not sustainable — and that Government needs to slash it...
Dec 13, 2013
Other

BPSU boss praises appointment of Binns

Bermuda Public Service Union president Kevin Grant praised the appointment of Derrick Binns as the new Cabinet Secretary, calling on him to champion civil service and civil servants. Dr Binns, who previously held the post of Permanent Secretary for t...
Dec 04, 2013
Letters to the Editor

It’s not union bashing, it’s common sense

November 24th, 2013 Dear Sir, Having served within Government over three decades I have worked with a good number of qualified, dedicated and productive public sector employees. I have seen works undertaken that are of benefit to the public served an...
Nov 26, 2013
Budget

Unions will fight back against large job cuts, warn leaders

Bermuda trades union leaders have warned that the SAGE Commission’s plans to streamline Government could affect more than 1,700 jobs — and warned of a fightback if massive cuts are imposed. The grim prediction came after the commission report recomme...
Nov 23, 2013
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