The presidents of the unions at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) have decried the lack of transparency involved in the current reform process at the corporation.
In a letter to Prime Minister Perry Christie, Bahamas Electrical Utility Managerial Union (BEUMU) President Clinton Minnis and Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Paul Maynard said the unions will not sit idly by and "watch our future and current livelihood be potentially taken away".
The unions are asking to be a part of the reform process at the corporation.
"While we welcome this process and the finalizing, we decry the lack of transparency and lack of our participation in the process," the letter said.
"As we, the workers of the corporation, are integral to this process and its eventual success now and going forward.
"Finalizing this historical and vital decision without either union's knowledge or collective input could result in serious consequences.
"We do not intend to sit idly by and watch our future and current livelihood be potentially taken away."
The letter, dated August 20, is signed by both presidents of the BEUMU and BEWU and their secretary generals.
Last August, Christie revealed the government's plans to engage private companies to offer power generation for BEC and gain a management contract to take over transmission, distribution and customer billing.
At the time, the government proposed a timeline for reform, which would see private companies launch their operations by May 2014.
To date, the government has announced that it has shortlisted five or six bidders, but nothing further.
Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis has defended the continued delays in decision making on the future of BEC, stating that the government is taking the time necessary to ensure it gets "the best results for the Bahamian people".
The union leaders said they believe that the problem at BEC is generation, not simply transmission and distribution.
"Therefore, the only solution to the problem is changing the fuel and equipment that generates the electricity," the letter said.
"BEC is hemorrhaging very badly, and focusing on transmission and distribution is a waste of time and will not solve any of the problems the corporation is experiencing at this present time.
"The Bahamas Electrical Managerial Union (BEUMU) and Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) wants the best arrangement that is in the best interest of the Bahamian people, and that by extension all BEC employees that we represent.
"We welcome a solution that would relieve the government of The Bahamas of the financial burden that it is costing for BEC to operate.
"Also, we want a solution that would bring relief to the Bahamian people and businesses."
The union leaders said the recent power outages and load shedding are the worst it has ever been at the corporation noting, "it is all due to old, outdated equipment".

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