Comments on: BIU Concerns: Esso City Tiger Mart

By: i gotta be me

i gotta be me — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:18:26 +0000

No way! I have not ever nor do I wish to ever pump my own gas. Besides, they check the oil for me, clean my windscreen and all I do is give them a tip. I have never met a rude gas attendant, they are all very polite and always have something nice to say… so… you can pump your own gas if you want to but here in Bermuda we do things properly. Now, if they want to join a union, I don’t think there’s not much Tiger Mart can do about it… although I disagree wholeheartedly that a union should tell a company how to run their business.

By: Seer

Seer — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:18:38 +0000

Craig…the knives are coming out. Better watch your back buddy. Now I get the gist of what you said to me today during our brief convo. Poli(latin for many)ticks(blood sucking creature) is a dirty dirty game my friend……..

By: Free Thinker

Free Thinker — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:56:57 +0000

ESPECIALLY! SOMETHING AS A SCREEN NAME!

By: Free Thinker

Free Thinker — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:55:47 +0000

How hard is it to come up with your own screen name. A true “Free Thinker” does not copy others, they are quite capable of forming their own ideas, E

By: Free Thinker

Free Thinker — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:53:20 +0000

Bernews how is it you allow two people with the same Screen Name. Do you not know by email that someone is pirating a Screen Name.

By: Watching!

Watching! — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:26:41 +0000

Well my take is that Cannonier wants to represent the people BUT he can’t even make time to represent his staff. Arrogance and a hypocrite. All the workersnwant is representation and to prevent any abuse by the employer. There are plenty of success stories where Union never gets involved.

By: BermudaFreePress

BermudaFreePress — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:59:07 +0000

A BIU SHOP STEWARD AND THE HEALTH INSPECTOR WERE DANCING ON COCKROACHES ONE MORNING IN THE KITCHEN OF A PARTICULAR HOTEL.

YES FOLKS COCKROACHES!

WHERE WAS THE BIU REPRESENTATION FOR THE WORKERS IN THAT KITCHEN?

By: The Truth (One And Only)

The Truth (One And Only) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:30:23 +0000

Your right on the money Scott. It seems the union want to get their grubby hands on every worker in the island. At times it seems, they display a form of power tripping..

By: Yup

Yup — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:57:48 +0000

So long as the PLP stay in power, the BIU will just runamuck and bring this country down.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:09:05 +0000

In the RG they say that…
“A shop steward working at the gas station yesterday afternoon said he did not wish to comment, other than saying the situation was “no fault of Mr Cannonier’s”.

Hmmmmm….

By: CB

CB — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:46:13 +0000

only up to $75…if you have an SUV, you may need to repeat the process.

By: Weldon Wade

Weldon Wade — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:03:19 +0000

TIP: When getting fuel using a machine that accepts debit and credit cards, when you swipe, authorize and get to the screen that prompts you to enter an amount, just press ENTER and you can fill your scooter or car to the brim. Reseat the nozzle, print your receipt and you’re done.

By: pebblebeach

pebblebeach — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:39:25 +0000

I am happy to do just the same…..pump my own gas….I often wonder why employ gas attendants as I never see them at convenience stores with gas pumps in the big cities in USA…they should feel lucky to be employed…my gosh

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:36:51 +0000

bwwwahahahahaha!

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:32:59 +0000

look at the buses and ferries..

could it be that they are just upset that they dont get as many days off? or cant come to work drunk?

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:31:23 +0000

i would tend to agree if it was a different union involved.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:30:28 +0000

agreed!!! gimme a card activated machine n im good to go.

By: shag

shag — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:21:37 +0000

I seem to remember a few years ago that union workers at the biu gas station had a gripe with the union and were let go. best of luck at 24/7.

By: UncleElvis

UncleElvis — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:54:17 +0000

Oh, wait…

by anti-government, you mean anti-PLP…

my bad. I didn’t realize you didn’t know that there’s a difference…

By: UncleElvis

UncleElvis — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:59:33 +0000

Um… these posts aren’t anti-Goverment, they’re anti-union.
There’s a MAJOR difference!

Freudian slip there, Mr. Eve?

And isn’t the other side a Senator? Wouldn’t siding with the union on this be anti-Government?

By: Free Thinker

Free Thinker — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:34:14 +0000

Bernews can you find out what the workers conserns are ?

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:13:48 +0000

Not enough information given to tell what up with this one. What’s the worker’s grievance?

LOL

By: Free Thinker

Free Thinker — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:08:26 +0000

Not many have commented on what the workers need the average Joe Blow Bermudian worker. All I hear is the BIU yes they have scewed up big time but lets focus on the issue of why the Union is been asked by the workers to Represent them.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:02:52 +0000

So, there was a time when the Union represented the hotel industry -one of the largest in the Caribbean at the time. It also represented the construction industry. The hotel industry has collapsed and the construction industry is non-unionised. What is left for the BIU is government workers (bus drivers), dockworkers, and some fringes. The union is losing members and money but it appears it still wants the power. Go after Cannonier. Makes sense and a real job creator.
Now, why does he need staff? I have used garages far bigger with fewer. Self-pump; self-serve. A manager and cashier on duty. Fewer jobs for Bermudians, no members for the union, better service to the consumer. It’s odd that we seem to find this solution so difficult to understand.

By: Self serve!

Self serve! — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:46:03 +0000

I’m happy to pump my own gas… enjoy unemployment fellas.

By: get out of bermy!!

get out of bermy!! — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:15:56 +0000

the whole country is goin down the drain!! pack ya bags n get out noe cause not even the BIU is gona save u!!

By: Hudson

Hudson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:15:37 +0000

Yup – cuz the hope is that one day, the masses might realise that we are ALL getting screwed by this government, and the BIU, but it is the joe blow guy on the street that is getting hit hardest. It’s taking them the longest to realise it though for some strange reason. Weird. Perhaps its becuase they are spending so much time looking backwards or looking at the colour of eachothers skin that they are not seeing that they are getting slapped in the face by the very people pretending to be helping.

By: Free Thinker

Free Thinker — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:00:50 +0000

like i said there are two sides to the story find what the workers beef is i am sure there are many or they would not have wanted a Union in the first place

By: Johnny Eve

Johnny Eve — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:40:27 +0000

I just knew you oba-bda-ubp guys would see it like this – not one of you has commented on Tigermart’s wrong doings. Anything to be anti-government.

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:19:00 +0000

Tell them that you need to see their official financials for the past few years as there are concerns over them and you don’t want to forward any money to anyone that maybe in violation of the law…

By: LIz

LIz — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:10:06 +0000

Hey Joe Blow get laid off then see what your Union does for you. Go ask the Union how much they will pay weekly when you don’t have a job???

By: Free Thinker

Free Thinker — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:45:35 +0000

For some reason the workers feel they should be represented, most times and I they feel they are not treated well or being taken advantage of so representation is a good thing. There are two sides to this story it would be nice to know what the workers feel about management.

By: Hmmm ....

Hmmm .... — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:45:01 +0000

The phrase “self serve” is becoming ever more attractive.

By: Point Boi

Point Boi — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:30:02 +0000

craig just go ahead and work with them

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:29:54 +0000

meh.. more chest puffing on biu’s part. We’ve seen how they act with the public transportation workers… because of that i am reluctant to believe they have any legitimate beef with this business other then to bully.

i wish i could support the union, but their track record lately is less the valid.

By: Truth(original)

Truth(original) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:21:39 +0000

I could only imagine what it must be like for a business owner in 2011 to have the union as a business partner. You pay all of the expenses, take all of the risk and the union steps in to try and dictate the terms upon which you employ staff. I believe that can be a useful function but it has been abused with no accountability in sight by the BIU or the people it represents. As such, in this case, when I hear that the union is getting involved with Mr. Canoniers business affairs, I cant help but think if there is some political motivation behind it.

By: The Merovingian

The Merovingian — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:59:11 +0000

Yup.

By: BTW

BTW — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:13:12 +0000

That’s the problem…

By: Tickled Pink (and Blue)

Tickled Pink (and Blue) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:15:45 +0000

Easy on Chris & Laverne as they are doing their best !

By: Chart

Chart — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:53:28 +0000

Political ambush…

By: OU812

OU812 — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:24:19 +0000

lol – too bad the BIU arent as concerned about sticking to the law when it comes to their financial reports……..