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realnewsantigua: The staff at the Department of Culture opted to stage industrial\u2028action over their poor working conditions, on Monday morning,\u2028September 11.<\/p>

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The action took the form of a sit-in, as the employees refused to\u2028enter the lower Nevis Street building due to their health and safety\u2028concerns.<\/p>\n

General-Secretary of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union (AT&LU)\u2028Alrick Daniel says the issues affecting the building have been going\u2028on for some time now.<\/p>

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He notes that the workers have brought them to management\u2019s\u2028attention and some corrective measures were, in fact, taken,\u2028including the deep cleaning of the premises some time ago.\u2028 \u2028However, he says the troubling issues have resurfaced \u2013 including\u2028the reappearance of rodents and other vermin.<\/p>

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Accordingly, the Union official says, the workers no longer feel\u2028comfortable working in such an unhealthy environment.\u2028 \u2028Apparently, this location is not the only one being affected by such\u2028issues; workers at another site on Redcliffe Street reportedly have\u2028fallen ill.\u2028 \u2028As a consequence, Daniel says the union has advised the staff not to\u2028return to the job unless their concerns are addressed.<\/p>\n

Shop Steward Bernard DeNully says mold and mildew plague both\u2028Culture Department offices, and this has been the case for a number\u2028of years \u2013 despite deep cleaning having been undertaken on several\u2028occasions.<\/p>

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He believes the Department will eventually have to vacate its\u2028current premises, due to the mounting health and safety concerns.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Daniel says the workers are also complaining about\u2028other issues affecting them, such as outstanding overtime and\u2028retroactive pay.<\/p>

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The Department of Culture has about 96 members of staff, operating\u2028from at least three locations: the head office on Old Parham Road;\u2028the centre on Redcliffe Street that deals with dance and the arts; and\u2028the lower Nevis Street location, which deals with pan and art and\u2028craft.<\/p>

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realnewsantigua: The staff at the Department of Culture opted to stage industrial\u2028action over their poor working conditions, on Monday morning,\u2028September 11. The action took the form of a sit-in, as the employees refused to\u2028enter the lower Nevis Street building due to their health and safety\u2028concerns. 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