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It was heartening to read that Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) workers will be among the recipients of the Humanitarian Awards on Sunday, November 20 at Kensington Oval.The hard workers of the SSA are more than deserving of this accolade and much, much more.Chairman of the SSA Ramon Alleyne disclosed today that 601 SSA employees will be given $500 each from the Pandemic Levy Fund during the Government’s COVID-19 Humanitarian Awards Ceremony for frontline workers who were not included in the first event.The first set of awards was given out earlier this year, fittingly on National Heroes D...

The scores of Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) workers at the Wildey St Michael depot who took part in a two-day strike have agreed to return to work and allow management and their union to negotiate.This agreement was reached after Minister of Environment and Natural Beautification Adrian Forde, chairman of the SSA Ramon Alleyne and other management officials met with deputy general secretary of the National Union of Public Workers’ (NUPW) Wayne Walrond and other union delegates at the Wildey location.On Monday and Tuesday workers who normally clock in for 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. shifts refuse...

Workers at the Sanitation Service Authority are off the job for a second successive day. Spokesman Tracie Best said it was in response to comments made in the media by management. Yesterday, workers said they wanted negotiation on their laundry allowance, hazard allowance and relationship with the general manager. However, their action was deemed a wildcat strike, with a statement to the media saying it was caused by the removal …

Government is committed to creating work-from-home policies, says Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, but needs a clear understanding of all of the pros and cons. She said that while many employers will be eager to carry on with the hybrid approach to work after the experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is not enough data to quantify the challenges of working from home. Mottley, delivering the feature remarks at the …

After months of wrangling over the top position at the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), Richard Green has been appointed general secretary. The filling of the post was announced by president Kimberley Agard yesterday in a press statement, which also confirmed Wayne Walrond in the position of deputy general secretary. Walrond had acted in the top post recently. Green has been with the organisation for 28 years and was …