Labour Minister and La Brea MP, Stephen McClashie, said changes are coming to the labour sector in Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking following Cabinet's swearing-in ceremony on August 19, McClashie sai...
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) says that since there’s now a gradual reopening of businesses and the local economy, labour unions are now an essential service. In ...
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith said he never issued any orders for police officers to check attendance levels of teachers during last Friday's day of 'rest and reflection' on September 7. ...
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Petrotrin said there was no disruption to operations after trade unions called for a day of 'rest and reflection' on Friday although there were 'mixed levels of absenteeism'. In a statement issued ...
Education Minister Anthony Garcia said Friday's scheduled day of 'rest and reflection' saw an ‘acceptable’ level of attendance from teachers, claiming that over 50 percent of teachers showed up to wor...
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said there was 100 percent, and in some cases over 100 percent turnout of health care workers on Friday's day of 'rest and reflection', after trade unions call...
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling for citizens 'join hands' and support a planned day of 'rest and reflection' organised by trade unions on Friday. In a statement issued Thur...
Minister of Public Administration, Marlene McDonald sought to dissuade employees from answering a call by trade unions to stay away from work on Friday, adding that workers who stay away from their jo...
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Trinidad and Tobago is on the brink of a societal breakdown which challenges the nation's working population. In her Labour Day statement on ...