Hashtag: #BIUProtestAug21
BIU Timeline On Government Legislation
The Bermuda Industrial Union [BIU] has released one page document — with the header “A brief history of how Government has used the law in an attempt to cripple the union and restrict the rights of union workers” — showing a timeline of legislation and their comments on the impact. This comes as the BIU has called for a two day... Read more of this article
Govt: ‘Work Stoppage Or Strike Is Unlawful’
“As there is no labour dispute any action taken, including any proposed work stoppage or strike is unlawful,” the Government said today. This statement follows the Bermuda Industrial Union’s [BIU] press conference today where the President reiterated his call for members to gather at Union Square on Monday and Tuesday, which in effect,... Read more of this article
Video: BIU Call For Members To Meet On Monday
[Updated with PDF] The Bermuda Industrial Union [BIU] President Chris Furbert is holding a press conference this morning [Aug 27], and we will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. As it stands now, the BIU has called for a 2 day shutdown starting on Monday, August 30th if the Government does not amend the legislation... Read more of this article
‘Not Encouraging Our Members To Participate’
The Bermuda Public Services Union [BPSU] “will not be encouraging our members to participate” in the “proposed 2-day shutdown on August 30th and 31st,” they confirmed today. BPSU President Armell Thomas said, “This communique is to provide clarity on the Bermuda Public Services Union on the issue regarding the proposed... Read more of this article
Minister: No Intention To Amend The Legislation
The Government “continues to operate through the principles of reasonableness and fairness, taking into account the interest of all workers” and “has no intention to amend the legislation,” Minister of Labour Jason Hayward said today. The legislation has been criticized by the BIU, with BIU President Chris Furbert sending the... Read more of this article
Premier David Burt Responds To BIU President
“The right of working people to withdraw their Labour as a means by which to demonstrate the seriousness of any issue is unassailable,” Premier David Burt said in a letter to the BIU President adding that in his view “this is not one of those issues. ” In the letter to the BIU President, Premier David Burt said, “I have received... Read more of this article
Video: BIU President Holds Press Conference
The Bermuda Industrial Union [BIU] President Chris Furbert is holding a press conference this afternoon [Aug 23], and we will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. This follows after the Government confirmed they received an “ultimatum letter” from the BIU President which said that if the Government ”refuses... Read more of this article
“Call For A General Strike Is Most Unfortunate”
The Government confirmed they received an “ultimatum letter” from the BIU President which said that if the Government ”refuses to make the necessary amendments” to the legislation they will be “calling on its membership for a two day shutdown” which will take effect August 30. A Government spokesperson stated: “The... Read more of this article
