Comments on: Ministry: West Zones Trash Has Been Collected

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:08:28 +0000

UNION is here to stay. Get over it LOL!!!

By: y-pop

y-pop — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:52:28 +0000

cus on August 2nd West is gonna be crying but at least the trash is gone..

By: citi zen

citi zen — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:13:01 +0000

Let’s talk about the odour for moment. While this is merely a suggestion I off a slight solution.

Maybe if some of you would just consider using a large trash can insted of just throwing your bag of trash on the street it might help reduce the smell. My neighbourhood does not smell as we all use trash cans.

Try it you might like it.

Oh and stop complaining about something that has no additional fee to pay because I have family abroad who have pay additional for this service. YOU ARE ALL SPOILED ROTTEN LIKE THE TRASH

By: Rockfish#2

Rockfish#2 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:10:56 +0000

Concerned,
“Dr Brown would of stood up to this”

True, that is because he bailed the BIU of a huge financial mess with taxpayer funds. And thanks to a weak Finance Minister, was in a position to repeat that if necessary.

By: Prayerful

Prayerful — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:04:50 +0000

It was more than 2-day’s backlog. As long as the garbage was not picked up residents kept adding and adding, so it ended up being more than 4-days backlog and it was very, very unpleasantly odorous.

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:35:58 +0000

why does it take over a week to clear 2 days backlog….or is that the normal W&E speed

By: Concerned

Concerned — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:16:55 +0000

this is a weak government. They allow the union dictate to them. The country has no money and we are doing things like this. Dr Brown would of stood up to this. I support the new government, but I am loosing faith. Nothing much has changed, the BIU are still allowed to rule even when they are wrong.

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:15:58 +0000

Sorry folks, but Minister Moniz got it right on this one when he said, “the safety and health of the residents had to take precedence.”

Now he’s taking legal advice from the AG as to what action could be taken moving forward. I often have sympathy for workers who are badly treated but on this occasion it appears that this was a wildcat, illegal action, and should not be condoned.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:51:04 +0000

Next time, & you just know there will be a next time until privatised, take your trash & dump it at either Furbert’s house or Burgess’s. Whichever is more convenient. Back up dumping places could be the homes of any of the W&E staff on strike.

By: Miguelito

Miguelito — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:48:18 +0000

I agree with Billy Mays. This apparently illegal work stoppage by BIU and its members was another major embarrassment and a costly inconvenience for Bermuda. When will they learn? There was no reason for this nonsense. None. This union has done so much damage to Bermuda over the past few years.

By: Billy Mays

Billy Mays — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:59:55 +0000

Bermuda should sue the BIU for the overtime their members stole from the taxpayers. Then the union should be disbanded.

By: Rock Watcher

Rock Watcher — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:59:45 +0000

Let me get this right – a sympathy wild cat illegal strike (or work stoppage) was the cause
of the garbage backlog!
Now the same workers are getting paid overtime to clear-up the mess they caused by not being at
work and getting paid to strike!
Nice one – might try that myself! But wait – it wouldn’t happen anywhere!

By: Grubster

Grubster — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:48:36 +0000

So the garbage workers went on a strike that was “not legal”, and can now be paid overtime to catch up. No wonder Bermuda is in a mess.

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:54:33 +0000

BE WATCHFUL ALWAYS!!

By: E$

E$ — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:15:29 +0000

Smell like doo doo down hur….ea$t is d best y u didn’t get us guys first?!?!!?

By: Black Soil

Black Soil — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:56:13 +0000

Thanks to everyone for doing their job. And we wonder why people don’t want to invest in Bda.

By: Nuffin but da Truth

Nuffin but da Truth — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:28:52 +0000

maybe the threat of people taking their trash to the biu dump office has woken these guys up!