NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Challenging the legitimacy of both strike votes taken by the line staff and managerial unions at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) last week, the WSC board said it has advised the general manager and the counsel of the corporation to file a trade dispute. In a 10-page letter, board members said […]
WSC unions strike poll set for tomorrow NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Having led a work to rule in recent weeks, coupled with a strike poll set for April 17th, president of The Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) Dwayne Woods said the union and management at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has come […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The two unions representing employees at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) have applied to the Ministry of Labour to schedule a strike poll on April 17, 2019. On Thursday, The Bahamas Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU), headed by Dwayne Woods, issued a letter to Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Paul Maynard said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has assured that Bahamian workers will be trained to maintain the generation units that are being purchased through the Wartsila agreement. “I have been given assurances that Bahamians will be trained and operating the plant,” Maynard told Eyewitness […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Having waited for the past four years for its Industrial Agreement to be executed, the Water and Sewerage Management Union announced on Wednesday that it has requested Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes to take a strike poll on behalf of its Bargaining Unit. The union is hoping to have the poll on […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – In response to the union’s concerns about reports of hidden cameras and other listening devices strategically placed around the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), executive management has agreed for authorities to visit the facility to sweep for hidden wireless devices, according to Director of Labour John Pinder. Pinder met with WSC Executive […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday warned that saboteurs of government property and equipment will be punished to the “greatest extent of the law”. He was referencing claims made by Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson that the mass interruption of water supply across New Providence last Tuesday was […]
Both sides to meet today NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Director of Labour John Pinder said yesterday executive management of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has agreed to review the suspensions of two employees, which triggered the union that represents them to demonstrate. The union president and executive management are expected to meet today at 11 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Water supply to the majority of New Providence was cut off for hours yesterday as a result of “sabotage”, according to Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Chairman Adrian Gibson, who said the corporation was forced to mobilize its emergency teams as members of the line staff union withdrew their labour for a […]
Gibson says camera footage shows otherwise, police report filed NASSAU, BAHAMAS – President of the Bahamas Utility Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU), Dwayne Woods on Wednesday refuted claims made by Executive Chairman of the Water & Sewage Corporation, Adrian Gibson, who claimed that members of the union had tampered with the water supply in […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Following a second day of industrial unrest at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), the opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) on Wednesday lambasted the government, claiming that they had turned a blind eye to a number of unions and labour issues in the country. From Grand Bahama in the north where Grand […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On the heels of a work-to-rule demonstration on Tuesday, President of the Bahamas Utility Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU), Dwayne Woods is calling on Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis to intervene as the relationship between the union and executives at the Water & Sewerage Corporation reached a boiling point on Wednesday. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Members of the Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU), representing workers at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), led a work to rule demonstration on Tuesday to air their concerns, mainly claiming that administration at the Corporation was abusing their power. BUSAWU President Dwayne Woods told media outside the Corporation’s […]
Williams: “Why are you trying to drive us to that?” NASSAU, BAHAMAS – While acknowledging that an all-out withdrawal of nurses labour would bring the healthcare system to its knees, Bahamas Nurses Union President (BNU) Amancha Williams said yesterday that the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and the government have pushed frustrated nurses to the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Water and Sewerage Management Union (WSMU) on Thursday compelled the Corporation to have the Royal Bahamas Police Force sweep WSC offices in New Providence, Abaco and Eleuthera for listening devices. A statement released yesterday from Ednel Rolle, the union’s president, outlined that the move comes after complaints have reached the union […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – There is a possibility that the minimum wage, which is a mere $210, can increase according to National Tripartite Council (NTC) Chairman Robert Farquharson. In keeping with the government’s mandate to transform the industrial relations environment of the nation, the NTC, along with other industry partners on Thursday launched a public relations […]
FI Administrator is latest person asked to ‘hand over duties’ NASSAU, BAHAMAS – President of the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU), Kimsley Ferguson said yesterday that the union will act as a “watchdog” as government seems to be engaged in a purging process of those civil servants who are nearing retirement age or those […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Health minister Dr. Duane Sands stated emphatically on Tuesday that contrary to media reports, his ministry, the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) is not at an impasse. In fact, Dr. Sands said all parties are currently working toward resolving outstanding issues. At the top of their list […]
