July 31, 2024
Obie Ferguson, president of the Trade Union Congress. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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Mass strike warning: ‘We will fight as one’
A labour leader is warning that a mass union strike is “very possible.. at any moment” after all Trades Union Congress (TUC) affiliates agreed to act as a collective “unit” to resolve their workplace grievances.
‘14 unions have strike certificates’
PRESIDENT of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Obie Ferguson said 14 unions are holding strike certificates, signalling their preparedness to take industrial action as unresolved labour disputes with the government persist.
Strike action unlikely as parties ‘get sober’
Mass industrial action by public sector trade unions is now “very unlikely” after the Prime Minister intervened to help all sides “get sober” and make progress in resolving outstanding grievances.
Unions set to meet on strike strategy
Trade unions are due to meet this Saturday to determine their strike strategy with one labour leader describing industrial relations as “very, very fragile” as he warned: “Enough is enough.”
Two union chiefs calling for $350 minimum wage
TWO prominent union leaders want the government to raise the minimum wage to $350 a week, but the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Federation (BCCEC) is uncertain whether businesses would support any increase.
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