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August 12, 2014
Atlantic Medical Donates Over $43,000 to Cancer Society & Diabetic Association
Charities Will Split Proceeds from Fun Walk...
Pinder: Union forced to pressure govt for benefits
November 26, 2013
Pinder: Union forced to pressure govt for benefits
Although aware of the government's financial straits, many trade union leaders are forced to use pressure tactics to get benefits that union members have been promised, Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) President John Pinder said yesterday...
Customs union quiet as deadline on govt passes
November 05, 2013
Customs union quiet as deadline on govt passes
Despite giving the government a deadline of November 1 to resolve concerns regarding medical coverage for its members, the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) has to date taken no action...
PM: Govt burdened by healthcare costs
November 04, 2013
PM: Govt burdened by healthcare costs
Prime Minister Perry Christie suggested the government must push forward with its National Health Insurance (NHI) plan to meet the demand of healthcare coverage requested by public service unions and to bring greater relief to Bahamians...
October 25, 2013
Union urges gov't to trim 'bloating' in public sector
Vice President of the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) Sloane Smith said yesterday the government should "trim the bloating..."
October 24, 2013
Prime minister tells customs, immigration union be patient
Prime Minister Perry Christie urged the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) to be patient with the government over its requests for additional health insurance and benefits, adding that the union should take a look at the government's finances...
Union demands and job losses
October 22, 2013
Union demands and job losses
Labor and business often clash over what workers "deserve". This happens too in the relationship between labor and the government when the government is the employer. Several of these types of clashes are playing out now in The Bahamas...
Gibson says union must be realistic
October 21, 2013
Gibson says union must be realistic
The Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) is being unrealistic and "overreaching" with its strike threat, Minister of Labour Shane Gibson said yesterday. Gibson said the union should try to negotiate with the government rationally...
Customs, immigration union threatens strike
October 18, 2013
Customs, immigration union threatens strike
The Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) is threatening to take a strike vote if the government does not provide medical insurance coverage for non-uniformed customs and immigration employees...
In defense of trade unionism
October 19, 2011
In defense of trade unionism
Dear Editor,
Your editorial on Friday, October 7 - "Unions and their leaders less relevant" - raised several interesting issues that are worthy of a response of some kind. You posed the question of whether unions are becoming increasingly irrelevant.? The editorial said:? "Workers should question if these bodies are useful to them or if the unions merely exist to fund the lifestyles of their le...
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