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WSC union supports 'rescinding' promotions

Mon, Sep 27th 2021, 04:09 PM
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THE union representing employees of the Water and Sewerage Corporation supports the "rescinding" of last-minute staff promotions which landed on the eve of the country's general election.

Over the weekend, a letter signed by WSC’s General Manager Elwood Donaldson made the rounds on social media. That letter, dated September 23 informed an employee that their promotion was being “rescinded” and that their job status would revert to whatever it was before September 1.
#The letter states that “all promotions effective September 1, 2021 have been placed on hold pending further review”.
#The letter was signed by Mr Donaldson, but it said it was rescinding the promotions, “per directive received from the general manager.”
#The Tribune spoke with Dwayne Woods, president of the Bahamas Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union, yesterday. He said the promotions were rescinded after his union petitioned the WSC general manager and new Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis.
#“We wrote Mr Donaldson complaining and copied it as highest as the current prime minister,” Mr Woods said. “We asked that the list be stopped, cancelled and reviewed and that is what brought rise to the letter you are seeing now.
#“The letter you are seeing is indicative of who they are promoting. It makes no sense because Mr Donaldson cannot be writing the letter and then signing it and saying as directed by the office of the general manager.
#“So the union contended that due process was not followed. Middle management, executive management nor the board had any participation in the promotion exercise and therefore we called for the list to be stopped, cancelled and reviewed. They camouflaged the list with just a few deserving persons.”
#Mr Woods alleges that the promotions, minus the “camouflaged”, were done in an attempt to garner votes for the former Free National Movement government. In fact, he said it to the WSC general manager in a letter dated September 17.

Over the weekend, a letter signed by WSC’s General Manager Elwood Donaldson made the rounds on social media. That letter, dated September 23 informed an employee that their promotion was being “rescinded” and that their job status would revert to whatever it was before September 1.

The letter states that “all promotions effective September 1, 2021 have been placed on hold pending further review”.

The letter was signed by Mr Donaldson, but it said it was rescinding the promotions, “per directive received from the general manager.”

The Tribune spoke with Dwayne Woods, president of the Bahamas Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union, yesterday. He said the promotions were rescinded after his union petitioned the WSC general manager and new Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis.

“We wrote Mr Donaldson complaining and copied it as highest as the current prime minister,” Mr Woods said. “We asked that the list be stopped, cancelled and reviewed and that is what brought rise to the letter you are seeing now.

“The letter you are seeing is indicative of who they are promoting. It makes no sense because Mr Donaldson cannot be writing the letter and then signing it and saying as directed by the office of the general manager.

“So the union contended that due process was not followed. Middle management, executive management nor the board had any participation in the promotion exercise and therefore we called for the list to be stopped, cancelled and reviewed. They camouflaged the list with just a few deserving persons.”

Mr Woods alleges that the promotions, minus the “camouflaged”, were done in an attempt to garner votes for the former Free National Movement government. In fact, he said it to the WSC general manager in a letter dated September 17.

 

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