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President of the SVG Teachers' Union, Oswald Robinson, left, and President of the Public Service Union, Elroy Boucher, speaking at the press conference in Kingstown on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
President of the SVG Teachers’ Union, Oswald Robinson, left, and President of the Public Service Union, Elroy Boucher, speaking at the press conference in Kingstown on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

Unions confident of victory, threaten prolonged industrial action if govt appeal

Two of the public sector unions suing the government over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate are so confident of victory that they say they will engage in prolonged industrial action if…

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From left: Gweneth Baptiste-Stoddard, 1st vice president of the PSU, Elroy Boucher, president of the PSU, Oswald Robinson, president of the SVG Teachers’ Union, and Corporal Germano Douglas, chair of the Police Welfare Association brief the media on Sept. 20, 2022 about the outcome of the negotiations.
From left: Gweneth Baptiste-Stoddard, 1st vice president of the PSU, Elroy Boucher, president of the PSU, Oswald Robinson, president of the SVG Teachers’ Union, and Corporal Germano Douglas, chair of the Police Welfare Association brief the media on Sept. 20, 2022 about the outcome of the negotiations.

Trade unions say 7% salary increase is reasonable

The three labour organisations representing the bulk of public sector workers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) have welcomed the salary increase and tax adjustments negotiated with the government….

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