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February 07, 2024
BAD TIMING: Tourism Minister addresses dispute between hotel union and employers association

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Chester Cooper says he's optimistic about the Bahamas Hotel, Catering & Allied Workers union reaching an agreement with hotel employers "in short order." He further asserted that it is an "incredibly bad time" for labor disputes between both sides, given the surge in tourism activity. Hotel workers [...]

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February 05, 2024
Hotel unions and Atlantis meet for four hours but fail to resolve dispute

A NEARLY four-hour meeting among Department of Labour officials, the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union and The Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association failed to resolve issues between the union and the association, but Labour Director Howard Thompson said the association is "crunching the numbers" in hopes of concluding negotiations on a new industrial deal.

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February 01, 2024
Labour Minister: We're Still at an Impasse But I'm Going to Step In

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Discussions are at a deadlock between the government and The Bahamas Hotel Catering Allied Workers Union.

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February 01, 2024
Hotel Union: It's Time For Industrial Action

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The bell has rung and the time for talk is over. President of The Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union Darrin Woods says the union will be taking action.

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January 31, 2024
BLACKOUT: Hotel union intensifies industrial action threat over failed negotiations

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Bahamas Hotel, Catering, and Allied Workers Union is taking its industrial action to another level as hotel workers are engaging in a "blackout" period to voice their grievances over failed negotiations for workers who fall under the tipping scale. Union President Darrin Woods brought the issue to head in local headlines last week [...]

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January 25, 2024
PM refrains from commenting on hotel union demonstration pending further details

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Prime Minister Philip Davis opted not to comment on a workers' demonstration, staged by members of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) on Thursday morning, which sought to air grievances with various hotel properties in the country. The BHCAWU alleged that hotel executives have engaged in unfair negotiations with [...]

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January 25, 2024
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Hotel union president says members are tired of negotiating for what is righfully theirs

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- President of the Bahamas Hotel and Catering Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) Darren Woods told reporters Thursday morning that "enough is enough," as he explained the grievances of the members within his union. Woods shared that his leadership team has been fighting for union members in the tipping category to receive a higher [...]

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January 25, 2024
UPDATED: Hotel union stages protest at Sidney Poitier Bridge

Members of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) staged a protest at the Sidney Poitier Bridge this morning.

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January 25, 2024
Hotel union president slams labour officials and hotel executives over stalled negotiations

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union president Darren Woods lambasted hotel executives and Labour officials over stalled negotiations Thursday morning as he led dozens of his union members in protest at the foot of the Sir Sidney Poitier bridge. As members protested Woods claimed that executives are proposing to deny increases for [...]

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January 25, 2024
UNION STRIKE TO BLOCK PI BRIDGE: Workers 'will do whatever it takes' in pay rise battle

MEMBERS of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) plan to hold a potentially disruptive protest at the Sidney Poitier Bridge this morning.

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