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ABS workers are on strike after being told that they will not be paid for the period in which they protested last year.<\/p>

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The workers say they received news of this by way of a letter from the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the ABS workers ended their ten day<\/g> protest, parties agreed that no disciplinary action would be taken against staff.<\/p>

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The agreement was made with the union, ABS management, and the Labour Department which intervened to end the industrial action.<\/p>

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They remain off the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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