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The Antigua and Barbuda Workers\u2019 Union is aware of recent comments Prime Minister Gaston Browne made in the media concerning the ongoing severance dispute between the former employees of Liat 1974 Ltd. and the shareholder governments.<\/p>

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Browne\u2019s statements allege that the ABWU has been politically motivated in its advice to the former Liat workers. The ABWU views Browne\u2019s comments as a deliberate distortion of the reality and mischievous as best!<\/p>\n

The Antigua and Barbuda Workers\u2019 Union maintains its position that while the shareholder governments may not have a legal obligation to the ex-workers, they have a moral responsibility to reach a mutual settlement with the former employees.<\/p>

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Such a settlement must take into consideration the workers\u2019 reasonable expectations of their terminal benefits. This position is one that is held by all of our partner unions throughout the Caribbean; it is not the conjecture of a single union working in isolation to aid a political party.<\/p>

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As many have recognized, the real intent of Browne\u2019s mischievous statements was to continue to manipulate the former workers into relinquishing their just claims to severance or fair settlement, by accepting his government\u2019s \u201ccompassionate offer\u201d. This disgraceful tactic is appalling but not surprising as Browne has made it his government\u2019s mantra to bully and trample upon the rights of workers.<\/p>\n

Browne\u2019s \u201ccompassionate offer\u201d is anything but compassionate! At best, it should only act as the starting point for discussions. To date, more than half of the workers have rejected this offer. The ABWU applauds the dozens of workers who have refused to trade-in their hard earned benefits for a fraction of the value.<\/p>

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Gaston Browne\u2019s vehement objection to any form of dialogue towards settling the severance issue is unreasonable and unwarranted. Even his colleague Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has called for a \u201chumanitarian\u201d solution that would involve some level of \u201ccompromise\u201d by shareholder governments. Moreover, in April, Prime Minster of St. Luca, Phillip J. Pierre, committed to making severance payments to the non-management staff of the airline, even though his government is not among the shareholders.<\/p>\n

The ABWU remains committed to securing a fair and reasonable settlement for the ex-employees of Liat, and we hereby reiterate our call for dialogue. We condemn any act of intimidation, manipulation and mischief by the Prime Minster or any of his agents.<\/p>

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