Lawrence Achong, chairman of the essential services division of the Industrial Court, said he is not aware of what the special tribunal did or said that could be considered as forcing unions to accept the four per cent wage increase offered by the Ministry of Finance and the Chief Personnel Officer (CPO).
PUBLIC Services Association (PSA) president Leroy Baptiste has maintained that the government’s four per cent salary offer for public sector workers is “unfair, unjust and unacceptable.” But he said any decision by the PSA to accept or decline the offer “in time” will be put before the union’s general council. Baptiste was responding to the
DOUGLAS MENDES, SC, the attorney representing the Public Services Association (PSA) is questioning the methodology used by the Ministry of Finance to arrive at its 4 per cent salary increase being offered to public servants.
THE MAJORITY of members of the Fire Services Association who attended a virtual meeting over the weekend, has reportedly told the union's leadership to end its months of resistance and accept government’s four per cent wage offer. However, association president Leo Ramkissoon says no final decision has been taken as yet. The members' apparent change
AFTER two incidents last week involving a student wielding a cutlass and a parent entering with a knife, teachers are calling on the Education Ministry to improve security measures at the Tranquillity Secondary School, Port of Spain.