{"id":142498,"date":"2021-12-01T07:28:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=142498"},"modified":"2021-12-01T07:28:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:28:04","slug":"open-letter-to-the-prime-minister-browne-from-lialpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/open-letter-to-the-prime-minister-browne-from-lialpa\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEN LETTER: to the Prime Minister Browne from LIALPA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Prime Minister,<\/p>

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We continue to express gratitude for the correspondence dated 20th<\/sup> November which identifies a modified version of the September 3rd<\/sup> concept to pay all terminated and soon to be terminated employees of LIAT (1974) Ltd. This is the only concept, to date, that offers some financial relief to all staff members.<\/p>\n

We are very disappointed that your caring cabinet was not convinced by you to award the fifty (50%) percent on entitlements. You stated that you understood the gravity of the situation and you stood by your word.<\/p>

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It is also very unfortunate that you have closed the door to further discussions on the issue.<\/p>

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You have charged the union leaders with the almost impossible task of convincing its membership that this is a superior offer. The letter dated November 20th<\/sup> has significantly changed the clarifications discussed in the October 8th<\/sup> meeting. Specifically, the offer eliminates land as being a guaranteed component of the deal by stating \u201cbonds & land; or a combination of the foregoing wherever possible\u201d<\/p>\n

This is precisely why we sought to meet with you, to get clarity for our members.\u00a0 Now, we are forced to consider a vaguely written proposal again.<\/p>

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