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30th May 2004
CARIB BLANKS MINISTER AGAIN
Despite attempts to resolve the seven-day-old lockout at Carib, the Company has, for a second time, blanked the Minster of Labour.
The National Union of Government and Federated Workers responded positively to an invitation from the Minister of Labour to meet and discuss the lockout. This meeting took place last Thursday (27th May).
But when invited by the Minister to come in for discussions, Carib declined and only made themselves available some six day later on Tuesday 1st June.
The NUGFW understands that they have now postponed their meeting with the Minister again and will not be meeting him until Wednesday 2nd June.
Commenting on the latest delaying tactic from the employers, Carl St. Rose, the President of the NUGFW Carib Section, said:
“It is clear that the employers are not interested in resolving this lockout. They want to starve Carib workers into submission by making this lockout last as long as possible. We always said this was not about wages but an exercise in Union busting. The latest delaying tactics from the employers just confirms our suspicions.”
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