PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis hopes that union representatives will come to appreciate the less-than-ideal state of the government’s finances when he meets them on Saturday, but says he understands the anger and frustration of Bahamian workers.

He spoke to ZNS about the upcoming meeting yesterday after members of the Bahamas Public Services Union marched and protested in front of the Churchill Building on Bay Street where the Cabinet Office is located.

BPSU is demanding a one time $1,200 lump sum for its 20,000 or so members but the government has offered to give them a split payment of $600 now and $600 in December.

The union is currently negotiating a new industrial agreement.

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