Why are nurses being and their union being vilified for striking? Why is there now an insistence on docking salaries for striking public servants? Why was this not done in strikes last year? Why is Government not negotiating with the Unity Workers Union? Labour attorney Michelle M. Russell discusses these issues and more in this episode of Labour Matters.
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Far from backing down, nurses who are staging industrial action will be ramping up their efforts, says Head of the Unity Workers’ Union (UWU), Senator Caswell Franklyn. Additionally, they have sought legal advice, saying money was deducted after it was already lodged in their bank accounts, and some of those whose salaries were docked, had not been paid by Government for several months. Nurses have been on strike protesting poor …
Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly, Santia Bradshaw, yesterday strongly condemned the strike action being taken by nurses who are part of the Unity Workers’ Union led by Senator Caswell Franklyn. Speaking before the Lower Chamber went on its Christmas break, Bradshaw, who is also Minister of Education, called on political leaders to do the right thing. Pointing out that this was the season of sharing, caring …
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