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Action by workers at the Burma Quarry in defence of a fellow worker has yielded fruit as that individual is back on the job.<\/span><\/p>

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Workers at the quarry reportedly withheld their labour on Wednesday<\/span><\/span> and again on Thursday<\/span><\/span> in objection to the transfer of a supervisor to another quarry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Communications Officer within the Ministry of Works and Housing Shawn Thomas said the employee has resumed work at the Burma Quarry with immediate effect, and things are back to normal.<\/span><\/p>

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\u201c…the workers have returned to work, the officer has been reinstated and work will resume as normal tomorrow<\/span><\/span> morning,\u201d Thomas said.<\/span><\/p>

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Thomas also disclosed that the action at the quarry did not affect road works or other projects requiring materials from the site.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cabinet was notified of the development Wednesday<\/span><\/span> and summoned the Director of Public Works to speak on the matter. <\/span><\/p>

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It was disclosed that changes were made in order to improve productivity at the quarry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Burma Quarry is providing material to four sites at this time, including the Knuckle Block Project, the Sir Novelle Richards Academy, and the road repair programme. <\/span><\/p>

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Material is also being shipped to Barbuda to complete the Barbuda River Road.<\/span><\/p>

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