Clyde Elder News Today

In this episode of Morning Edition, Clyde Elder, Secretary General of the Communication Workers Union discusses the controversy surrounding TSTTs cyberattack and more so the way the company dealt with

Secretary general of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) Clyde Elder said yesterday the firing of TSTT CEO Lisa Agard is a “step in the right direction” and welcomed the move

CHIEF executive officer of the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) Lisa Agard has expressed regret for the way the company handled its communication following their recent cyberattack.

Minister of Public Utilities Marvin Gonzales said he cannot investigate the allegations of a payout between the Telecommunication Services of TT (TSTT) and Minister of Digital Transformation Senator Hassel Bacchus, at this time. Gonzales told Newsday the matter was raised in the public domain and there was no written request or queries before him about

OWTUs president general Ancel Roget -Marvin Hamilton UNION leaders have declared September 1 Freedom Day,when hundreds of people are being asked to come out – the day after the extended state of emergency is expected to expire – to express their displeasure at decisions taken by the government in the last 17 months. The call was made at a virtual press conference on Thursday hosted by Oilfield Workers Trade Union president Ancel Roget. It was attended by Idi Stuart, president of the TT Regi...

Michael Annisette - In keeping with the theme of this year’s May Day celebrations, Unite to Fight, trade unionists urged one another to work together to save the labour movement from decimation. All the leaders who spoke at the virtual event on Saturday criticised and accused the Government as well and employers of unfair practices. Head of the Seamen and Waterfront Workers Trade Union, Michael Annisette, sought to justify why the three federations left the National Tripartite Advisory Counc...

Hold that call centre, please COMMUNICATIONS Workers Union general secretary Clyde Elder fretted on Thursday about TSTT switching call-centre providers. Mr Elder believes that TSTT should have brought these services back in house. But its likely that the current scale of incoming calls, handled until recently by DirecOne – which employs 200 workers — is impractical for the company now. That doesn’t mean TSTT’s new approach is necessarily the right one. Mr Elder and TSTT may not be kee...

Communications Union wants TSTT to stop private contracts, use staff for call services A view of TSTT House in Port of Spain. - File photo TSTT should use trained staff for call services rather than outsource the operations to private companies, Communications Workers Union general secretary Clyde Elder said on Thursday. He was responding to reports that TSTT had not renewed the call services contract with DirecOne and hired another private contractor Call Serv to take over the operations. Elde...

100 jobs at Hilton Trinidad hang in balance PHOTO COURTESY HILTON TRINIDAD Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre workers may start the New Year on a grim note after attempts by its union to the save jobs of almost 100 workers were not fruitful. On Tuesday the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) held a meeting again with the hotel’s management to find ways to mitigate against temporary lay-offs which take effect from January 4. CWU’s head Clyde Elder said the union had been trying to get in...

About 100 employees of the State-owned Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre in St Ann’s are fa­cing temporary lay-offs from January 4 to March 4. The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU), which represents the Hilton staff, is now calling on the Government to intervene to stop the lay-offs or it will take the matter to the Industrial Court as the decision did not follow good industrial relations practice. CWU secretary general Clyde Elder said yesterday the union received the shockin...