{"id":157626,"date":"2022-08-11T07:37:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T11:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=157626"},"modified":"2022-08-11T07:37:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T11:37:35","slug":"union-demands-answers-on-way-forward-for-ex-liat-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/union-demands-answers-on-way-forward-for-ex-liat-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Union demands answers on way forward for ex-LIAT workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-851337910\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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\/><\/a><\/div><p>OBSERVER Newsco: Union leaders have written to LIAT\u2019s administrator Cleveland Seaforth requesting an audience to discuss shareholder governments\u2019 plans regarding former staff as the cash-strapped regional carrier heads for liquidation.\u00a0<strong>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-2777495256\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) David Massiah told Observer that of grave concern is the fact that the administrator has kept the union in the dark about pertinent issues \u2013 chief among them the millions of dollars in severance owed to the airline\u2019s ex-employees.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1346100004\" class=\"antig-inside-article-content\"><\/div>\n<p>Massiah wrote in the letter to Seaforth dated Aug. 5 that \u201cit is imperative that serious dialogue be undertaken between yourself\u2026and representatives of the employees almost immediately in order to give us a real sense of what is being planned and the impact it could have on current and former employees of LIAT 1974 Ltd\u201d.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3297826486\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-762011248\" class=\"antig-whatsapp-banner-3\"><\/div>\n<p>He said the session \u201cshould be convened no later than Thursday Aug. 11\u201d, and that the union believes Seaforth has a \u201cstatutory duty\u201d to enlighten affected workers.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3204428623\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-1195987659\" class=\"antig-inside-article\"><\/div>\n<p>Massiah continued that the employees\u2019 claim for terminal entitlements predates any consideration for liquidation and \u201ctherefore remains current, legally and validly binding and would be expected to be honoured in full\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Massiah said the deafening silence on the future plans for the airline was gross disrespect to the very union that had been called on to persuade ex-employees to accept the government\u2019s \u2018compassionate payment\u2019 offer which equates to a fraction of the total amount owed.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2556886368\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-2137182246\" class=\"antig-content_2\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4517609987323376\" data-ad-slot=\"2531085027\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"filled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe think he owes us that. This is why I wrote that letter asking him for an audience with the hopes that we can sit down and discuss the matter professionally,\u201d Massiah told Observer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-409204970\" class=\"antig-ad-medical-placement\">\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6z0YN7VXv3A\" data-id=\"6z0YN7VXv3A\" data-query=\"\">\n<div data-id=\"6z0YN7VXv3A\" data-query=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6z0YN7VXv3A\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68135 aligncenter entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cleveland-Seaforth-.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cleveland-Seaforth-.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cleveland-Seaforth--300x169.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cleveland-Seaforth-.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cleveland-Seaforth--300x169.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/antiguabreakingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cleveland-Seaforth-.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When shareholders last met on Aug. 2, outstanding severance and other payments was not on the agenda. Instead, the shareholder governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, and St Vincent and the Grenadines decided to liquidate the airline and hire a consultant to chart the way forward<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe employees have a vested interest to know exactly what is happening. We need to be told what exactly this liquidation means, and what it is that we are going to get.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing has been said to us really. We need to have a clear understanding,\u201d the trade unionist said.<\/p>\n<p>The administration process, which initially commenced in July 2020 after the Covid pandemic saw the airline take a nosedive, was expected to last for four months. It has now been more than two years.<\/p>\n<p>Massiah lamented ongoing disengagement between the court-appointed administrator and the employees\u2019 bargaining agent, the ABWU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInformation has not been coming from him following numerous requests. There seems to be this detachment with the union. Perhaps we did not accede to what the Antigua and Barbuda government did when they made the [compassionate] payment offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not believe it was in the best interest of the people,\u201d Massiah explained.<\/p>\n<p>Another bone of contention for the ABWU is the non-inclusion of the union when pertinent decisions about the welfare of the ex-LIAT workers are being discussed.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking specifically about the most recent meeting of the major shareholders, Massiah said, \u201cThere was no engagement or invitation. There was nothing in regards to the employees\u2019 legal bargaining agents to discuss the process. Nothing has been said to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said former employees have been treated with total disregard since the airline was first grounded in early 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very concerned as to the direction and the way that the workers and their bargaining agents have been treated throughout this entire ordeal. It is disrespectful,\u201d Massiah added.<\/p>\n<p>LIAT has been operating a reduced schedule with a limited workforce since November 2020. Ex-staff have been clamouring for their cash since the pandemic put the brakes on travel in March that year<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-3518181827\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OBSERVER Newsco: Union leaders have written to LIAT\u2019s administrator Cleveland Seaforth requesting an audience to discuss shareholder governments\u2019 plans regarding former staff as the cash-strapped regional carrier heads for liquidation.\u00a0CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. 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