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Political analyst Wickham hits out at Franklyn’s actions
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Political analyst Wickham hits out at Franklyn’s actions
Hopes for an end to the impasse between striking nurses and Government by Christmas have been dashed. Head of the Unity Workers’ Union, Senator Caswell Franklyn, the man who has led the three-week-long industrial action, told the Sunday Sun that plans for an intermediary to broker a peace have fallen through. Franklyn said a meeting was scheduled for 9.30 a.m. on Christmas Eve, but half an hour before the scheduled …
As our nation begins celebration of another Christmas Day, it is important to appreciate that 2021 has been a year of sacrifice for most citizens. But equally important, it has also been a year of resilience in the face of significant change and obstacles.Despite the tumult that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, most Barbadians have generally displayed a steely resolve to make the best of the extremely tough hand we have been dealt.Regarding our response to the pandemic, the majority of citizens and residents who were eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccines, chose to do despite the confusi...
Until the Government calls a meeting with the Unity Workers’ Union, the industrial action taken by nurses will continue. General secretary of the union, Senator Caswell Franklyn, said yesterday that Government’s deal with the Barbados Nurses’ Association would not be enough to satisfy the grievances of the nurses on strike. Franklyn told the DAILY NATION that during a meeting with the nurses on Monday night, it was argued that much …
There has been no deal between Government and Unity Workers’ Union to end the more than two-week nurses’ strike. General secretary Senator Caswell Franklyn said yesterday no one had not reached out to his union. “There has been no official word from Government about anything,” he told the MIDWEEK NATION. On Monday, Franklyn said the strike would end once the deal Government proposed that day with the Barbados Nurses’ Association …