January 1, 2021
Government has come in for high praise for its overall management of the COVID-19 pandemic over the last nine months, but the umbrella body for trade unions is calling for continued collaboration between the social partners to find solutions to social and economic challenges as a New Year begins.
At the same time, the labour movement is promising to continue to fight for workers’ rights.
In his New Year’s message, General Secretary of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) Denis DePeiza said that as the country enters 2021, the Social Partnership – which is made up of Government, private sector, labour and civil society – is still forced to consider ways of responding to the myriad challenges that confronted the nation in 2020.
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New Year’s message by Dennis De Peiza, general secretary of CTUSAB
“As the new year 2021 commences, the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) extends best wishes to the Government and people of the nation. As the country enters the new year, the Social Partnership of Barbados remains in a state where it is forced to consider ways of responding to the myriad of challenges which have confronted the nation in 2020.
“The labour movement is conscious of the need for the Social Partners to work aggressively to find workable solutions towards resolving the social and economic fallout which have emerged as a consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
by Bajan Reporter / January 1st, 2021
As the new year 2021 commences, the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (
CTUSAB) extends best wishes to the Government and people of the nation.
As the country enters the new year, the Social Partnership of Barbados remains in a state where it is forced to consider ways of responding to the myriad of challenges which have confronted the nation in 2020.
The labour movement is conscious of the need for the Social Partners to work aggressively to find workable solutions towards resolving the social and economic fallout which have emerged as a consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
CTUSAB slams BPSA over job security comments
Article by December 22, 2020
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has dismissed a suggestion from the Barbados Private Sector Association that “permanent” and “long-term” job security is increasingly becoming a thing of the past.
President of the umbrella trade union organization, Edwin O’Neal has warned in response to the new, “hostile” working class environment, there must be a re-examination of existing salary scales and overall discussions on remuneration.
The debate began during a press conference on Friday, in which CTUSAB’s top brass accused the private sector of worker exploitation, in the face of increasing joblessness. According to the union, one of the major avenues for this exploitation is through the imposition of unusually short-term contracts, with the expectation that workers, desperate for employment, will accept, according to the Congress.
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THE DOOR has not been closed on an eventual reunion of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) and the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB).
The BWU seceded CTUSAB in 2013, with then general secretary Sir Roy Trotman outlining several reasons why the decision was made, one notably being what he said was a move to prevent the BWU from representing Barbados at the International Labour Organisation session in Geneva, Switzerland.
Moore said she did not want to rehash the “ugly stuff” of the past but acknowledged unions were at their strongest as one.