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Leaon Nash, Gleaner Writer
The National Workers Union (NWU), is pushing for other unions which represent public sector workers to organise a national strike.
This came after discussions on the payment of the seven per cent increase owed to government employees failed to bring the desired results.
NWU President, Vincent Morrison, said the government’s offer to pay the seven per cent by September and retroactive sums over a five-year period, beginning April 2013 was an insult to the workers.
Yesterday, following talks at the Ministry of Finance, associations representing the islands nurses, teachers, rank and file police personnel and doctors called press conferences where they expressed disappointment with the talks.
The unions are insisting that the Government honour an August 2011 payment schedule with the retroactive payments being made between June and December.
However, Minister of State in the finance ministry, Senator Arthur Williams is insisting that the government is unable to facilitate the payment schedule put forward by the unions, due to efforts to protect the gains made in the economy and to preserve its agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
Senator Arthur Williams is expected to formally write to the trade unions for them to communicate in writing their response to the government’s offer.
leaon.nash@gleanerjm.com
http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=29114
The National Workers Union (NWU), is pushing for other unions which represent public sector workers to organise a national strike.
This came after discussions on the payment of the seven per cent increase owed to government employees failed to bring the desired results.
NWU President, Vincent Morrison, said the government’s offer to pay the seven per cent by September and retroactive sums over a five-year period, beginning April 2013 was an insult to the workers.
Yesterday, following talks at the Ministry of Finance, associations representing the islands nurses, teachers, rank and file police personnel and doctors called press conferences where they expressed disappointment with the talks.
The unions are insisting that the Government honour an August 2011 payment schedule with the retroactive payments being made between June and December.
However, Minister of State in the finance ministry, Senator Arthur Williams is insisting that the government is unable to facilitate the payment schedule put forward by the unions, due to efforts to protect the gains made in the economy and to preserve its agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
Senator Arthur Williams is expected to formally write to the trade unions for them to communicate in writing their response to the government’s offer.
leaon.nash@gleanerjm.com
http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=29114