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23rd June 2004
CARIB WORKERS PLAN MASS MEETING
As the Industrial Court case over the lockout at Carib continues, the National Union of Government and Federated Workers is organising a mass meeting outside the gates of Carib this coming Friday (25th June).
Speaking before the meeting, Carl St. Rose, the President of the Carib Section of the Union, said:
“We have organised this meeting to bring our members up to date on the current developments. We know that the employers are ringing our members at home and confusing them with misinformation. It is important that our members get information directly from the Union and that is why we are organising this mass meeting to involve as many of our members as possible.”
In reminding Carib workers not to trust information from the employers, Mr. St. Rose added:
“If any of our members want to know what is going on they should contact their Union and not the employers.”
Carib Glassworks Limited and the Caribbean Development Company locked out nearly 900 workers on 24th May. The NUGFW, which is the representing Union, has submitted an Industrial Relations Offence (IRO) charge against the Companies in the Industrial Court and also taken out an injunction, which is currently being heard. The IRO and the injunction are claiming that the lockout is illegal. The Court cases are continuing.
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