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Friday, 19 October 2007
The Bruce Golding administration is moving early to stave off problems which have marred public sector wage negotiations over the past few years.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Finance Ministry, Senator Dwight Nelson, has began to initiate pre-negotiation talks with more than 70 public sector groups.
These include 33 bargaining units with trade union status and 45 others which represent workers.
The Government clearly hopes to continue along the path of the Memorandum of Understanding established by the People's National Party (PNP) administration.
It was trade unionist, Senator Dwight Nelson who spearheaded the first MOU and earned accolades from the PNP administration.
With more than six months to go before formal negotiations are scheduled to get underway, Senator Nelson's responsibility for the Public Service, has ushered him on the other side of the bargaining table.
He says he is moving to prevent glitches which marred the first two MOUs.
"What I have been doing for the past week is to meet with each group and each bargaining unit individually to sit with them, to update them on the path I intend to travel and to hear from them any concerns, any anxieties that they might have for us to sit down and discuss them," said Senator Nelson.
Senator Nelson expressed satisfaction with the talks, scheduled to conclude next month.
He is scheduled to meet the Police Federation shortly to review the 40 hour work week pilot project.
The Bruce Golding administration is moving early to stave off problems which have marred public sector wage negotiations over the past few years.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Finance Ministry, Senator Dwight Nelson, has began to initiate pre-negotiation talks with more than 70 public sector groups.
These include 33 bargaining units with trade union status and 45 others which represent workers.
The Government clearly hopes to continue along the path of the Memorandum of Understanding established by the People's National Party (PNP) administration.
It was trade unionist, Senator Dwight Nelson who spearheaded the first MOU and earned accolades from the PNP administration.
With more than six months to go before formal negotiations are scheduled to get underway, Senator Nelson's responsibility for the Public Service, has ushered him on the other side of the bargaining table.
He says he is moving to prevent glitches which marred the first two MOUs.
"What I have been doing for the past week is to meet with each group and each bargaining unit individually to sit with them, to update them on the path I intend to travel and to hear from them any concerns, any anxieties that they might have for us to sit down and discuss them," said Senator Nelson.
Senator Nelson expressed satisfaction with the talks, scheduled to conclude next month.
He is scheduled to meet the Police Federation shortly to review the 40 hour work week pilot project.
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