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Solid Waste workers at the Cooks Land Fill have downed tools, Antigua Breaking News (ABN) has learned.<\/p>

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A source close to the situation said the workers are upset because their last pay was short.<\/p>\n

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They have turned up to the work site but are \u201cawaiting instructions,\u201d the source said.<\/p>

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Solid Waste workers at the Cooks Land Fill have downed tools, Antigua Breaking News (ABN) has learned. A source close to the situation said the workers are upset because their last pay was short. 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