A great divide remains between the Bahamas Electrical Utilities Management Union (BEUMU) and the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) over a new industrial agreement, which could lead to a strike by the managers, a union source told The Nassau Guardian yesterday.
The source said that while the union is willing to accept a reduction in the sum it is seeking from the corporation, the corporation is not willing to compromise on its position.
BEC has said it offered the BEUMU?$500,000 to be shared among its 120 members for the 2007-2010 period. For the period 2010-2013, BEC offered a two percent increase in addition to the near three percent increments and/or annual lump sum payments proffered.
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