Photos: Labour Day Celebration Speakers

September 4, 2013

Hundreds of union members, family, friends and supporters turned out to the Labour Day celebrations held at Union Square on Monday [Sept 2] outside the Bermuda Industrial Union Headquarters.

Labour Day Speakers Bermuda, September 2, 2013-13

The group was addressed by Government and Opposition leaders along with representatives from the different unions on the island. Speakers included Premier Craig Cannonier, Acting Opposition Leader Derrick Burgess, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy and Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban.

Labour Day Speakers Bermuda, September 2, 2013-14

Union representatives included Bermuda Trade Union Congress President Alan Wilkinson, Bermuda Industrial Union President Chris Furbert, Bermuda Public Services Union President Kevin Grant, Bermuda Union Of Teachers President Keisha Douglas and Bermuda Entertainment Union President Leroy Simmons.

Labour Day Speakers Bermuda, September 2, 2013-29

Wrapping up the speeches for the day was AME Reverend Nicholas Tweed who was also the guest speaker at the Labour Day Banquet on Friday night [Aug 30] and led the Labour Day Service on Sunday [Sept 1] at St Paul AME Church.

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  1. Trumpety Trump says:

    Quite a lot of sour grapes being spewed by the PLP here. Thank goodness we had the sense to vote those losers out last December.

    • sonso says:

      i feel you. the picture of laverne right to the right of the podium in the first picture sums it all up!

  2. God 1st says:

    PLP Gets my vote.