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Staff at ABS are taking a stand to press for monies owed to them.<\/p>

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They have stopped working in protest.<\/p>\n

The employees have been asking for the payment of these outstanding monies dating back to 2015.<\/p>

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They are upset that the Attorney General made an appeal to remove the panel of judges hearing their industrial case.<\/p>

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Shop Steward Kerrio Adams claims that the decision was made because the panel was thought to have shown bias in favour of the workers.<\/p>\n

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