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Dr Ewart Brown: We Must Unite & Reconnect
The Bermuda Industrial Union hosted the Labour Day Banquet at the Fairmont Southampton last night [Aug 29], with former Premier Dr. Ewart Brown serving as the guest speaker, delivering a wide ranging speech covering politics, media, JetGate, PRC issue, casinos and much more. Dr. Brown — who served as Premier from 2006 – 2010 — called... Read more of this article
2014 Labour Day To Feature Several Events
The Joint Labour Day Organizing Committee is getting set to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of Labour Day, beginning on Friday, August 29, 2014 at the Fairmont Southampton Resort and Spa. The celebrations, themed as ‘Solidarity for Equality, Jobs, and Justice,’ will kick off with cocktails beginning at 6.45pm and dinner at 7.00pm at the Fairmont... Read more of this article
BIU To Host Labour Day Banquet On August 29
The Bermuda Industrial Union will be hosting the 33rd Annual Labour Day Banquet at the Fairmont Southampton on Friday, August 29th, with cocktails starting 6:45pm, and dinner at 7:45pm. A spokesperson said, “BIU is honoured to have as our guest speaker, former Premier, Dr. Ewart F, Brown [pictured]. Dr. Brown joins an illustrious list of local... Read more of this article
Photos: 31st Annual Labour Day Banquet
[Updated] The annual Labour Day Banquet was held last night [Aug.31] at the Fairmont Southampton, starting off the 31th Anniversary of the celebration of Labour Day in Bermuda. Those in attendance included the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Baldwin Spencer, Premier Paula Cox, Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier, BPSU President Kevin Grant, BTUC... Read more of this article
Antigua Prime Minister To Speak At BIU Banquet
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, has accepted his invitation to speak at this year’s Labour Day Banquet on Friday, August 31, 2012 at the Fairmont Southampton. “Prime Minister Spencer has been a friend of the BIU for over thirty years because of his involvement with trade unionism prior to leading his party, the United... Read more of this article
Seven Videos: Labour Day Banquet Speeches
The annual Labour Day Banquet was held at the Fairmont Southampton Resort on September 2nd, with the keynote speaker last night was Lawrence Hamm, President of the New Jersey based People’s Organization for Progress. A graduate of Princeton University, Mr. Hamm has been an advocate for African-American people and human rights for three decades. You... Read more of this article
Photos: 30th Annual Labour Day Banquet
The annual Labour Day Banquet was held at the Fairmont Southampton Resort last night [Sept.2], starting off the 30th Anniversary of the celebration of Labour Day in Bermuda. Those in attendance included Premier Paula Cox, Deputy Premier and former BIU President Derrick Burgess, Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith, Minister Kim Wilson, Attorney General... Read more of this article
BPSU To Boycott Labour Day Events
The Bermuda Public Services Union [BPSU] said they have elected to join with the Bermuda Trade Union Congress [BTUC], who called on its affiliates to withdraw participation [inc. marches and public speeches] from the scheduled Labour Day celebrations on September 5th. In addition the BPSU said they feel “it is irresponsible to participate in the... Read more of this article
U.S. Activist To Speak At Labour Day Banquet
September 5, 2011 will mark the 30th Anniversary of the celebration of Labour Day in Bermuda, and the theme of this year’s Labour Day is ‘Sustaining Trade Unionism’. To help celebrate this year’s Labour Day, the BIU has invited Lawrence Hamm, President of the New Jersey based People’s Organization for Progress to deliver the keynote... Read more of this article
