“There is a concern right now about the impact of COVID 19, the possible reopening of the country, and what that would mean for the COVID fight. So, when I look at the road ahead, I see rough waters still (and) it will get more turbulent unless we change our course, and this must be […]
May 13, 2021 – Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, met with executive members of the Grenada Trades Union Council this week, to discuss concerns raised by the TUC regarding the recent questioning of a trade unionist by officers of the Royal Grenada Police Force. Dr. Mitchell assured the union officials that the […]
St. George: April 27, 2021: The Government of Grenada is refuting allegations by the Public Workers Union that it is not interested in dialogue with the representative body for public officers. According to a recent news report, union officials claimed that Government is refusing to speak to the union on the subject of the 4% […]
March 24, 2021 – Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, warmest greetings to you! Today I take this opportunity to congratulate the newly elected President General of the Grenada Union of Teachers and the incoming executive. My sincerest appreciation to the outgoing President General and his executive for the opportunity to work with him and […]
St. George’s: December 17, 2020: The Government of Grenada has advised the management of the Grenada Gravel Concrete and Emulsion Production Corporation to initiate a meeting with representatives of Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU), which represents workers there. Workers at the corporation downed tools on Thursday to demand the payment of the annual […]
St. George’s: July 17, 2020: After three sessions of meetings held on the 14th, 15th and 16th of July, the dispute between the Technical and Allied Workers Union and the Grenada Electricity Services Ltd. remains unresolved. The dispute concerns the issue of annual vacation leave and whether or not the company can legitimately deem workers […]
Salary talks between the Government Negotiating Team (GNT) and the joint negotiating union team of Public Workers Union (PWU) and the Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) became stalled and deadlocked at the third session which took place on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. The unions are insisting on a near 25% increase in pay, without […]
January 14, 2019 – Chairman of Government’s Pension Engagement Committee, Honourable Oliver Joseph has referred the deadlock in pension negotiations with trade unions and staff associations representing public officers to Labour Commissioner, Mr. Cyrus Griffith. The referral is in keeping with the procedures for settling disputes as provided for in Section 45, Sub-section 2 of […]
January 11, 2019 – Government has declared a deadlock in pension negotiations with public sector trade unions and staff associations. At the continuation of talks today, Government’s Pension Engagement Committee notified the unions and staff associations that an amicable solution appears unlikely given the great disparity between proposals by the two parties. Since the start […]
