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BPSU president John Pinder.

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Union concerned over benefit cuts under NHI

BAHAMAS Public Service Union President John Pinder said yesterday the union is “very concerned” that the government intends to reduce the benefits of some civil servants once National Health Insurance (NHI) is implemented.

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Pinder considering election run in 2017

PUBLIC Service Union President John Pinder yesterday said he is considering running for political office in the next general election, insisting that whatever party he joins would have to adopt the “firm and feasible” national plan he is presently drafting.

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Solution may be in sight in union dispute

JOHN Pinder, the Bahamas Public Services Union president, says a resolution to long standing issues could be in sight as talks between the government and unions continue.

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Union president calls for removal of Rollins as gaming board chairman

BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder says he will continue to advocate for the removal of Gaming Board Chairman Dr Andre Rollins in the midst of several decisions which had to be reversed by Prime Minister Perry Christie.

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Union chief supports end to double dipping

JOHN Pinder, head of the National Congress of Trade Unions in the Bahamas (NCTUB), says he supports the government’s proposed move to cut out the practice of “double-dipping” for all civil servants.

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Unions offer health care solution

JOHN Pinder, president of the Bahamas Public Service Union, said that the country’s largest union may be able to offer the uniformed branches of the civil service a solution to what is currently the most pressing issue they face today – the cost and scope of health care coverage.

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‘Audit should have been sent out to tender’

JOHN Pinder, former National Insurance Board member, says the recently tabled forensic audit into that company’s daily operations should have been sent to tender rather than the accounting firm of Grant Thornton having been chosen.

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Union and PHA meet over EMS issues

THE PUBLIC Hospitals Authority has agreed to bring a resolution to all the issues outlined in a letter sent by Grand Bahama Emergency Medical Services staff to Minister of Health Dr perry Gomez, according to Bahamas Public Services Union president Johns Pinder.

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Union chief seeks mandatory health, pension benefits

The BAHAMAS Public Service Union's (BPSU) president feels the Government should move to pass legislation providing for every employee in the Bahamas to have health insurance and some form of pension benefit at the end of their careers.

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Treasury staff to consider strike

STAFF at the Treasury Department are meeting today to decide whether or not they will take industrial action this week, The Tribune has learned.

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Union warns of action

BAHAMAS Public Service Union President John Pinder yesterday accused the government of "cherry picking" who they take care of in the public service. Mr Pinder said he sent a letter to Prim

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