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The Winston Scott Polyclinic, located at Jemmotts Lane, St Michael, is now scheduled to reopen on Monday, December 18. Earlier today, delegates from the National Union of Public Workers and Unity Workers Union toured the facility as workers complained of environmental issues which they believed were making them ill. People who would normally visit the polyclinic for medical attention are asked to attend another polyclinic nearest to them. Patients are …

Staff at the Winston Scott Polyclinic walked off the job this morning, complaining that they were being plagued by environmental challenges at the Jemmotts Layne facility. Staff told Nation online that people were falling ill, noting that there were regular sightings of mould and mice droppings.At 2pm, representatives from the Ministry of Health, the National Union of Public Workers and the Unity Workers Union, are still in a meeting, following …

(Stock Photo) The St. Philip Polyclinic, at Six Roads, St. Philip, will reopen tomorrow, Thursday, August 17. The decision was made after representatives of ...

Industrial action is looming at the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA), says general secretary of the Unity Workers Union (UWU) Caswell Franklyn. He gave that warning yesterday after he said the SSA refused to pay several workers who were called in to work on two of the recent holidays, CARICOM Day and Emancipation Day. “The guys were asked to work, they went in and they did work, but now management at …

Government should be doing more to go after delinquent employers who refuse to contribute to the National Insurance Fund. They should also “repay” the billions of dollars lost during the 2018 debt restructuring. Outspoken general secretary of the Unity Workers Union (UWU), Caswell Franklyn, shared those views yesterday after he led hundreds of people through the streets of Bridgetown as they protested against the National Insurance And Social Security (Amendment) …

The attempts by Caswell Franklyn of Unity Workers Union and others to galvanize protest action by Barbadians is commendable. In a democracy the opportunity

Barbadians are being urged to come forward and protest against the Government’s changes to the National Insurance and Social Security (Amendment) Bill 2023. General Secretary of the Unity Workers Union (UWU), Caswell Franklyn, and activists Marcia Weekes and Winston Clarke of the Steering Committee, made that plea as they announced their march on Saturday. “The problem here is Barbadians themselves, Barbadians sit down and take it. We have a situation …

It appears to be all systems go for today’s planned sick-out regarding the proposed changes to the National Insurance Scheme that affects the retirement age and pensions. However, general secretary of the Unity Workers Union (UWU) Caswell Franklyn, who called for the action, made it clear it was not a UWU-only sick-out. “The meetings were open to all public sector workers, not just UWU members, and I know there were …

Mr. Speaker, the 17th Actuarial Review of the National Insurance Fund, the Unemployment Fund and Severance Fund as of December 31, 2020 was laid in this Honourable House on August 9, 2022. I should remind Members that the National Insurance Scheme manages these three funds along with the Catastrophe Fund and the Sugar Workers’ Provident…

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan. (FP) Ministerial Statement on the revitalisation of the National Insurance Scheme by ...