Trinidad & Tobago
Oil workers strike in Trinidad
Striking workers tried to break down the gates of the Petrotrin administration building yesterday as protest action escalated over non-payment of profit sharing.
President general of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU), Ancil Roget, led the workers in a march outside the Petrotrin refinery in Pointe-a-Pierre as he warned the public, “Fasten your seat belts and get ready for a rotten ride.”
Building workers on strike in Trinidad
Contract workers hired for the construction of the continuous catalytic reactor (CCR) and the alti-acid plants at Petrotrin, Pointe-a-Pierre, yesterday downed tools for the second time in three days.
On Saturday, the workers at the CCR plant walked off the site in protest against what they described as unfair treatment of women employees by management.
Health and postal strikes in Trinidad
Health and postal workers in Trinidad and Tobago have been out on strike this week over hospital overcrowding and pay and conditions respectively.
Accident and Emergency staff carried out a mass sick day strike at San Fernando General Hospital on the 16th of April in protest at overcrowding. Overcrowding has gotten so bad at the hospital, that the asthma room, a room supposed to be dedicated for those awaiting emergency asthma treatment, is being used as a holding bay for those awaiting hospital beds.
Labour Rebellions of the 1930s in the British Caribbean Region Colonies - Richard Hart
A brief overview of the numerous struggles which occurred in the British Caribbean during the 1930s, which led to the introduction of many trade union rights across the region, written by Jamaican trade unionist Richard Hart.
Published in 2002 jointly by Caribbean Labour Solidarity and the Socialist History Society.
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Electricity workers refuse work in Trinidad and Tobago
Two Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (TTEC) Customer Service Centres remained closed yesterday because most of the employees did not show up for work.
According to a press release issued by TTEC, Point Fortin and Couva Service Centres remained closed while Scarborough centre was manned by a small number of employees. Distribution areas were also affected by high absenteeism levels as most field workers did not report for work, stated the release.
Trinidad: Nurses on work-to-rule
Nurses have been told to work to rule at medical institutions from today.
It came yesterday as the Public Services Association criticised what it called the "reckless behaviour" of Health Minister John Rahael following the dismissal of two of the nurses involved in an incident during where baby Justin Paul was burnt at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex.
Trinidad: air traffic controllers on "sick out"
Air traffic controllers in Trinidad called in sick en-masse over the weekend due to the slow pace of negotiations for their first collective contract.
The mass sickie was called on Saturday, with very little information available.
The Airport Authority first said that things were running as normal, but later admitted to "high absenteeism" stating that this was not the first time it had happened.
