The President of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union (AT&LU) says major repairs and an independent air quality test must be completed before staff at the Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) resume full duties, following a health and safety walkout.
Bernard De Nully told Antigua.News he met with ABS management after union representatives inspected the building and found non-functional bathrooms, faulty lighting, roof leaks and damp, foul-smelling carpeting.
Workers have been instructed to report, sign in and then return home under provisions of the Labour Code allowing withdrawal from unsafe environments. De Nully said a qualified engineer must certify the air quality and overall safety of the building before employees return, describing the situation as avoidable and pledging the union’s continued focus on workers’ welfare.
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Ministry of Education, fo you HEAR? Provisions are made under the labor code to dignity in and leave when working conditions are unfavorable! Did you get the results if the air Quality test that was done? It is the workers right to know about their health! 3 dead gone, how many more?
What a weak and reactive Union the AT&LU is. Now they see the People’s Union standing up for their membership they are finally following suit. They are probably feeling threatened. The competition has finally woken them from their self-imposed long-standing slumber! Pressure really does make water flow uphill.
At least they will have a multimillion dollar soundstage to produce their work sick, dead or alive.