Labour news from the Caribbean
Antigua
Barbuda
Bahamas
BCIAWU to meet with PM 2013-04-09 [The News] Call For Independent Probe Into Workers Death 2013-04-09 [Tribune]
Bec Union Digs Heels In On Pensions, Insurance 2013-03-19 [Tribune]
Barbados
Civil servants vote to end strike 2013-04-11 [The Global Post] Equal rights for domestic workers a must 2013-04-03 [The Advocate]
Union, LIME reach agreement over dismissals 2013-01-21 [The Guardian]
Belize
Unions report on salary response from Government 2013-02-11 [Amadala] No Salary Increase! – Barrow wants Unions to Imagine the Possibilities 2013-02-11 [The Belize Times]
'Teachers and Public Servants to march against G.O.B.' 2013-01-24 [Channel 5]
Bermuda
Half of fast ferry fleet out of order 2013-03-19 [The Royal Gazette] Union action over ferries 'irresponsible' says Premier 2013-03-19 [The Sun]
Ferry dispute ends after talks 2013-03-16 [The Royal Gazette]
Caribbean
Caribbean celebrates International Labour Day 2013-05-03 [Caribbean 360] CEO Brunton: LIAT Committed to Working with Trade Unions 2012-11-23 [St. Kitts & Nevis Observer]
LIAT strike threatens to shutdown regional travel 2012-04-16 [The Guardian]
Cayman
Cuba
US Unionist Asks Obama to Release the Cuban Five 2013-05-05 [ACN] Raul Castro Presided over Celebrations for International Workers’ Day 2013-05-05 [ACN]
CTC Union Chooses Its Side 2013-04-03 [The Times]
Dominica
Gov’t, police at odds over salary increases 2012-11-23 [Dominica News online] Government, PSU faceoff over salary negotiations 2012-11-20 [Jamaica Gleaner]
Trade Union executive asks employer to pay up or face court 2010-03-02 [The Dominica News]
Dominican Republic
Government sets crackdown on prostitution 2013-05-16 [The Times-Union] Unions to fight for 30% increase to minimum wage 2013-04-30 [The Sentinel]
Dominican Republic: 300,000 domestic workers to gain labour law protection 2012-07-04 [PSI]
Grenada
GTAWU National Conference a success 2013-04-22 [Grenada Broadcast] Union leader unperturbed by government minister's criticism 2012-11-13 [Caribbean News Now!]
TAWU addresses Income Tax Threshold 2012-11-13 [SpiceGrenada.com]
Guyana
Sit in begins at West Dem Hospital for better security, staff conformations 2013-04-30 [The Stabroek News] Linden Hospital staff on strike for gratuities 2013-04-11 [Demerera Wave]
'Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) strike off… matter to go to arbitration' 2013-03-05 [Kaieteur News]
Haiti
A Hard Day's Labor for $4.76: The Offshore Assembly Industry 2013-04-29 [Truthout] Haitian Sweatshops: Made in the U.S.A. 2013-03-22 [In These Times]
Three-day strike in public and private schools leads to social dialogue 2013-03-08 [Education International]
Jamaica
COMPLANT workers back on the job 2013-05-16 [Go Jamaica] BITU head asserts commitment to workers’ rights 'We will not flinch' 2013-05-14 [The Observer]
Labour ministry to meet with COMPLANT, unions today 2013-05-14 [The Observer]
Montserrat
Suriname
Workers strike at IAMGOLD mine 2011-08-03 [Business Week] Strike shuts down Canadian owned gold mine 2011-08-03 [AFP]
Strike shuts down gold mine 2011-08-03 [The Star]
Maarten
Vincent
Grenadines
Kitts
Nevis
Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
Work or be fired 2013-05-18 [Newsday] Highway workers threatened by employer 2013-05-18 [Trinidad Express]
'350 TSTT workers ‘down their tools’ ...Safety issues a main concern' 2013-05-16 [Trinidad Express]