Reblogged by request.
Recently the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Dale Marshall, accused the National Union of Public Workers of playing politics. That caused me to reflect on the state of trade union representation in this country and wonder if the accusation was true for other unions. A comparison of the roles played by the unions during different political administrations would suggest that Marshall had justifiable reasons to come to his conclusion. During the DLP administration, you tend to get the impression that unions are bending over backward to accommodate the Government. When the BLP is in office, unions tend to be a bit more active which can be attributed to the fact that most union leaders appear to favour the DLP.
From inception workers have been complaining that the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has not been acting in the best interest of workers, and that it…
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The workers of this country should recognize by now that the current unions are not in any way representing their interest. Therefore, they should immediately stop payment of union dues. The “shadow boxing” plain “Anancyism” that has been going on since Friday December 13, 2013 after that Ministerial statement by Stinkliar is frightening. The poor vulnerable workers really and truly believe that these nincompoops are seriously working on their behalf based on some of the anonymous interviews given to certain sections of the media. But alas, they are going to be disappointed. It is a sad state of affair.
@ caswell thanks now update it please
@Bag Judice
There is only so much a Union can do for its membership. And as far as I am concern, there is anything in law to prevent an employer from laying off its employees to suit needs and operation of a company. What the Union should have done, is to negotiate a 4 or 5 year none lay off clause with management. But, of course, I am speaking in hindsight! But there is very little the Union can do for these 3000 public employees. Striking may seem to be a viable course of action for the Union to take, but to what avail one may ask, because it appears as though the government had already put plans in place for the removal of these 3000 public workers.