President of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB), Cedric Murrell and General Secretary Dennis DePeiza during a press conference to reveal plans for the upcoming 11th Biennial Delegates Conference.
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has submitted proposals for wage and salary increases to the government.
Word of this comes from CTUSAB’s President, Cedric Murrell, who said a meeting on the matter has been planned for next month.
“The Congress did submit proposals to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Civil Service, who is government’s chief negotiator on salaries and wages. We will be having a meeting in mid-October to discuss the question of salaries and wage proposals for those public officers and organisations who are affiliated to the Congress,” he disclosed.
His comments came during a press conference to reveal plans for the upcoming 11th Biennial Delegates Conference which will take place on Thursday, September 22nd and Friday, September 23rd at the Savannah Hotel under the theme “Promoting Social Equity and Justice: Championing the cause of Labour”.
With six resolutions on the table, Murrell promises a healthy debate.
“Those resolutions will speak to the promotion of Social Equity and Justice; recognition of the Congress as a National Trade Union Centre; the issue of the standardisation of retirement ages of public officers; the proclamation of the Police Act 2001, which is about the ability of the Police Association to associate with Trade Unions; congratulating Barbados on its 50th Anniversary of Independence; and the tenure of the person elected as General Secretary of the Congress.”
In addition to debating the matter of Foreign Direct Investment in Barbados’ economy, the business session on Friday will look at the recent announcement by the Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development, Senator the Hon. Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo, in which she highlighted that sickness claims on National Insurance are higher at this point in time, than they were last year.
“Clearly, that is a cause of concern for all of us,” Murrell stressed.
General Secretary Dennis DePeiza further revealed that the keynote speaker on the evening of the opening ceremony on Thursday at 7.30 pm. will be John Williams, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cave Shepherd Group of Companies.
Celebrating its 21st anniversary, CTUSAB will also be presenting 21 awards.
“We believe that is important to recognise the Trade Union leaders and organisations. Persons who how have been a part of the labour movement and have made a contribution to its development,” he said. (TL)
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