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Customs should alter tactics in dispute, advises Pinder

BAHAMAS Public Service Union President John Pinder believes executives of the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union should adjust their tactics in negotiating with the government and drop their preoccupation with securing overtime pay and settle for a variety of benefits and increments instead.

Union president slams NIB over mould infestation

BAHAMAS Public Service Union President John Pinder yesterday blamed the National Insurance Board for the “terrible” mould infestation and “deterioration” at the Department of Public Service, which he said was caused by “shabby work” by NIB’s private contractors.

Union president calls for 'change in our country'

Public Services Union President John Pinder called for “a change in our country” as hotel workers protested outside of the Melià on Cable Beach Friday afternoon.

Union chief criticises failure to tackle mould infestation

BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder yesterday criticised the government for not giving “prompt attention” to reports of mould infestation in a number of Royal Bahamas Police Force buildings in New Providence.

Workers demand hazard pay owed to them since 2007

NEARLY 200 employees from the Ministry of Works protested outside the Ministry’s building yesterday demanding outstanding hazard pay they claimed was owed to them from 2007.

Pinder criticises text message circulated claiming strike action

BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder yesterday spoke out against a viral text message calling it “counter productive” to organised labour movements.

Pinder urges minimum wage of $350 a week

JOHN Pinder, National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas President, has praised the government’s recent passing of the National Tripartite Council Bill as a “step in the right direction” on addressing labour issues in the country.

Pinder blasts Moss for his criticism of union actions

JOHN Pinder, president of the National Congress of Trade Unions of the Bahamas, defended unionists yesterday against the scathing criticism Marco City MP Greg Moss levelled at them in the House of Assembly.

Union seeks to negotiate increased pay based on income from oil

BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder said the union will be “proactive” in formulating a draft for negotiations for increased pay for union members in time for the government’s tabling of its recently completed petroleum legislation.

Union chief hits out as pay held back

BAHAMAS Public Service Union President John Pinder criticised the Ministry of Works yesterday for reportedly withholding the salaries of nearly 100 employees as a means to recoup money the government “accidentally” overpaid the workers.

Pinder accuses rival union president of misleading his members

BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder yesterday criticised Trade Union Congress President Obie Ferguson for “misleading” members of the TUC and said Mr Ferguson’s recent actions were not “in the best interest of workers in the country”.

Pinder urges BPSU members not to take part in strike

JOHN Pinder, the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) president, said yesterday his organisation will not take part in the Trade Union Congress (TUC) action and urged his 13,000 members not to get involved in a “nonsensical strike” planned by a few “greedy people” that could cost them their jobs.

Union chief confident of health insurance deal

BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder is confident the government will provide health insurance to paramedics and other health professionals in need of it long before its national health insurance scheme comes on stream as expected in January 2016.

Pinder: My union will not join strike

JOHN Pinder, Bahamas Public Service Union president, said yesterday his union will not take part in the “massive strike” planned by the Trade Union Congress because he cannot support “a handful of greedy people” who think they should get more money than other civil servants.

Claims that BAMSI workers have not been paid overtime

PRESIDENT of the Bahamas Public Service Union John Pinder said he is investigating claims that some construction workers at the Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute in Andros have not been paid overtime.

Union backs down from three-day strike threat

UNION leaders have backed away from their threat of a “three day strike” over unresolved labour issues, National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas (NCTUB) President John Pinder told The Tribune.

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