Comments on: BELCO: ‘Regular Service Has Resumed’

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:03:27 +0000

Let’s face it. Most Bermudians are just so ungrateful for the sacrifices made by BELCO staff to keep the lights on. I just want to THANK YOU very much for your dedicated service that goes unnoticed.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:00:56 +0000

Better yet, force them to sell to a more progressive utility that has renewable energy and a more sustainable IRP as their focus. BELCO sucks!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 08:59:46 +0000

The CEO is a hungry man looking out only for the best interests of the shareholders and Denton was getting in his way! The workers are not priority. Don’t worry, Denton is already the focus in the eyes of renewable competitors. Durfy will be sorry that he resigned later on as Bermuda’s energy history unfolds. The fight for a fairer more progressive IRP is not over. Greed will never win.

By: 24 hours

24 hours — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 10:08:06 +0000

Pretty sure having someone work 24 hours straight is against all health and safety regulations in any sector, let alone around extremely high voltage industrial equipment. Probably why you sufferred so many injuries (that seems like an exceptionally high number of industrial accidents to happen to one person in a 30 year career).

When your union is finished with this matter you should probably have them look into those 24 hour shifts and the health and safety conditons generally.

By: Daren

Daren — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 07:28:48 +0000

Get real they don’t work no 12 hr days trust me

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 03:22:50 +0000

And just how well run was that FAILED grocery store??

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 03:20:39 +0000

You are about as clever as a brick.

By: mundulay

mundulay — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 01:09:39 +0000

Hi there, you should know that although the shift duration is 12 hours, the total hours per week is 40 as per CBA. Every minute of overtime is well compensated.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 00:28:40 +0000

SHUT IT DOWN! And boycott Kentucky Fried while you are at it…do remember how successful that was? LYAO I will laugh longer.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 00:25:05 +0000

I heard that the people let go did not request union assistance and are in fact embarrassed by the attention. I only wish that the BTU were as concerned about Bermudians in the AME as they would appear to be about Bermudians at BELCO….You will not answer I am sure.

By: Question

Question — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 00:21:26 +0000

They do not work 12 hours a day 7 days a week. That is total BS, If that’s what they’re telling you they are lying.

By: in_de_grawnd_day_go

in_de_grawnd_day_go — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 23:49:05 +0000

lol. you win the internet today.

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 23:10:26 +0000

As I am also an employee of 29 years, starting in 1989 I thank anonymous for highlighting only a few of a belco employees challenges & support of community. I have seen many 24 hour days in my 29 soon 30 years of service, watching the sun come up I have suffered 2nd & 3rd degree burns plus many broken bones including a fractured skull. @ questions & concerns of a Bermudian, so you say… yes you are idiots as you only queried the hours worked… much more you have no clue… @ ALL, sit down in the boat before you get wet..!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 21:18:24 +0000

My facts are very true friend. A lot of The industrial staff have to put those hours in on regular basis to keep the lights on.
I love how that’s you attack the least important point made as well.
BELCO workers are not the same as accountants and carpenters who are made redundant. These workers can find equivalent jobs in Bermuda. There is no other place for linemen to go on island. No one should be forced from their own country.
No one cares about his nationality. He was welcomed with open arms. It’s his actions that are the problem.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 21:10:01 +0000

Lmao- ya go ahead and shut it down. Start your own utility it’s so easy.
You wouldn’t last a week without power. You sure are humble when a hurricane comes.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 20:41:11 +0000

My facts are true. A good percentage of industrial employees put those hours in. I see you have nothing to say to the other more important points.
None of you know the full story and why they were forced to resign.
When an accountant or carpenter gets made redundant they go work for a different firm. When a lineman gets made redundant he is forced out of his country that he has served for decades. There is no other utility here for these workers. Completely different situation.

By: Wahoo

Wahoo — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 20:00:52 +0000

Right let’s shut it down.

By: Wahoo

Wahoo — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:58:27 +0000

Careful they might call for a boycott on electricity.

By: Wahoo

Wahoo — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:56:03 +0000

You betta watch out buster OJ is rough and tough.

By: LaV

LaV — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:56:05 +0000

” how many of you are willing to work 12 hours a day 7 days a week in the most dangerous industry on this island?”

No one in Bermuda does.

“How many of you have seen a coworkers receive 3rd degree burns in the line of duty?”

they’re obviously not capable of this type of work and should be fired.

“How many of you will work on 33,000 volt equipment?”

I do, what’s your point?

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:47:13 +0000

The Cpuntry should not be held hostage by a single utility

By: just wondering

just wondering — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:32:35 +0000

I think you need to ask the question why someone who has been working for BELCO for decades decides to resign – you think he jumped or was pushed???

By: ConcernedBermudian

ConcernedBermudian — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:12:28 +0000

This is the biggest crock of balony. Your facts are completely false. First off no they don’t work 12hours a day 7days a week. Secondly those that were let go and resigned are NOT union members. You can’t strike on that, its illegal. Thirdly the CEO is extremely experienced and has run some very successful power and airline company. Denton and Mike have nowhere near as much experience. Just because they have worked at BELCO for a long time doesn’t mean they know how to run a company. They might know BELCO well but dat it. The CEO has done great work. You all are just vexed because he ain’t Bermudian. Now get back to work and stop with this BS of striking. There is no need for it. CEO stand strong.

By: question

question — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 17:58:56 +0000

They do not work ’12 hours a day 7 days a week’.
FFS we’re not idiots.
Two of the 4 people resigned.
Any other time you’re whining about your electricity bills.
And when blue collar workers lose their jobs you say ‘it’s never management, it’s always us’.

By: Family Man

Family Man — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 17:54:17 +0000

I think the unions were right to step in. Bermuda unions have more than enough experience in running a business in Bermuda. They’ve run an insurance company, a credit union, a grocery store, a movie theatre and a gas station. Everybody’s always saying Belco should put their cables in the ground. Well who else has as much experience as the unions when it comes to putting companies into the ground?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 17:08:49 +0000

Most BELCO employees are shareholders and do attend the AGM. The executives let go were qualified Bermudians that have been a part of the BELCO family for decades. They were removed under dubious circumstances that affect the whole company, which is union business.
The fact is that Denton and Mike where the only 2 Bermudians capable of displacing the current CEO and leading the company forward.
Every Bermudian should be concerned about this. BELCO has been a Bermudian company for generations and should remain that way for the best interest of all of us.
To the commenters calling BELCO people lazy- how many of you are willing to work 12 hours a day 7 days a week in the most dangerous industry on this island?
How many of you have seen a coworkers receive 3rd degree burns in the line of duty?
How many of you will work in 130+ degree heat with 110 decibels of noise?
How many of you will work on 33,000 volt equipment?
Most importantly how many coworkers have you seen die are horribly painful death? 17 people have died working on behalf of BELCO- more than fire and police combined.
These workers are some of the most highly skilled and educated people on this island. They have all completed many years of tertiary education and can not be replaced!

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:40:46 +0000

Nobody is intimidated… *Yawn*

Someone had their morning dose of titty milk! Ha ha ha!!

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:15:23 +0000

“Workers are genuinely concerned about their job security and want clarity on the Company’s direction moving forward”

Ok then. Why not buy shares in Ascendant Group (they are available on the Bermuda Stock Exchange) and ask those questions at the Annual general Meeting? Why take industrial action in relation to “executives” who have nothing to do with the ESTU and in respect of management decisions that do not directly affect union members?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 14:51:47 +0000

I like the way he worded that statement ” we kept the most essential part of our service operating for our brothers and sisters ….really… imagine those employees going home and trying to justify their actions if they shut it down to their entire family, freinds and neighborhood why they would have no power
That would be a sight to see.

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 14:16:26 +0000

Dont start no S!@#
Wont be no S!@#