ST. GEORGE, GRENADA, DEC. 7TH, 2018, GIS – Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Dr. Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell is alarmed and saddened by an attack on the “the hardworking and patriotic public servants of the Ministry of Finance,” by Senator and Head of the Trades Union Council, Mr. Andre Lewis. In his Budget Debate […]
The newly appointed Acting Minister for Labour, Honourable Anthony Boatswain is taking immediate action to seek a solution to resolve the dispute between the Pension Engagement Committee and the trade unions and staff associations, on the matter of the advanced payment of pension (gratuity). The Acting Minister, having been briefed, has invoked his powers under […]
For the first time since the recent commencement of the impasse between the Trade Unions and the Government, Prime Minister Dr the Rt Hon Keith Mitchell spoke publicly about the issue. Dr Mitchell, during his presentation of the 2019 Budget, told the nation in what can be described as an expressive and livid tone that […]
Thousands of students from Primary schools to the island’s lone Tertiary institution are once again forced to remain at home. This stems from the actions taken by the public workers and teachers whose Union leaders have asked their membership to remain at home. After a massive Rally yesterday where Trade Unionists, Union leaders and their […]
ST GEORGE’S: The Government of Grenada has notified the Registrar of the Supreme Court that it is withdrawing its application for an injunction filed against the trade unions. The move is intended to facilitate the recommencement of the negotiations between Government and the unions. A Government spokesman said the administration is confident that goodwill will […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, FEB. 21, 2018, GIS: Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has described as ‘revolutionary’, an agreement between the Government and the Trade Union Movement on a formula to restore State Pension. Prime Minister Mitchell was addressing a rally ahead of Monday’s exchanged of a Memorandum of Understanding involving Unions, Associations and Government. “This […]
ST. GEORGE GRENADA, THURSDAY 30TH NOVEMBER, 2017, GIS: Public servants in Grenada could take home a bigger pay package than normal for Christmas, if the nation’s trade unions would allow it, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has suggested. If the unions, Public Workers Union and the Technical and Allied Workers Union, agree to Government offer for the […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA– GIS: The Government Negotiating Team and the two public sector unions, the Public Workers Union and the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union, resumed negotiations on the one-off payments earlier today, November 17. The Unions had previously rejected the additional sum of $650 in one-off payments. In an attempt to reach a […]
A Statement from the GNT on the current state of affairs with respect to negotiations with the Public Workers Union and the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union and their call for strike action The Government Negotiating Team (GNT) is indeed disappointed that the leadership of the Public Workers Union and the Grenada Technical and […]
