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Accusing management of the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) of trying to block workers from joining his union, General Secretary of the Unity Workers’ Union (UWU) Caswell Franklyn is warning he will take the matter as far as the courts if necessary.Franklyn told Barbados TODAY that approximately 80 SSA workers have filled out application forms to join the UWU. However, several of them have complained to him that their requests for the SSA’s accounts department to stop deducting National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) dues from their salaries have been denied.The outspoken trade unionist ...

Scores of “frustrated” Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) workers at the Wildey, St Michael depot are boycotting the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) and joining the Unity Workers’ Union (UWU).On Wednesday morning, workers turned up for a scheduled meeting with NUPW officials to get an update on the union’s discussions with management last month about their concerns and demands, which include wage, hazard pay and washing allowance increases.However, some of them expressed dissatisfaction with how the NUPW was handling their outstanding issues and have opted to switch allegiances...

Trade unionist Caswell Franklyn said he will challenge in court the Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) decision to grant the Barbados Light & Power Company an interim rate increase.

General Secretary of the Unity Workers’ Union (UWU) Caswell Franklyn is threatening to take action against the National Sports Council (NSC) over its decision not to renew the contract of Superintendent of the National Stadium Ivor Worrell.Franklyn has alleged that Worrell, who held the position since January 2020, was unfairly dismissed and has warned that unless he is reinstated, he will be taking the matter to the Employment Rights Tribunal.“I will not let it rest,” he insisted.According to the union leader, Worrell was advised by NSC’s management two weeks ago that his contract wou...

General secretary of the Unity Workers Union, Caswell Franklyn, is claiming that Government has included “safe zones” in the recently published Emergency Management (COVID-19) (No.4) Directive, 2022. Under Section 18 of the Emergency Management (COVID-19) Order, 2022, which came into effect last Thursday and expires on April 7, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley may, on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer, issue a directive designating any area, business or …