In todays Trinidad Guardian OWTU, Petrotrin negotiations in stalemate The workers, who gathered at a mass meeting at the Pointe-a-Pierre roundabout, rejected Petrotrin’s zero per cent wage offer and its claim that it was not in a financial position to offer a wage increase. Roget, in his address, said the company’s offer of zero per cent was “highly arrogant, disrespectful. That is not an offer. Put a figure and let us negotiate.” Roget said the union remained prepared to negotiate with Petrotrin and had even reduced its proposal to 15 per cent for all six collective agreements. He asked workers three times if they were prepared to take action. The workers, with fists clenched in the air and the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery in the background, emphatically shouted: “Yes, strike, strike, strike.” [ Click the link to read this article in full guardian.co.tt/news/2014-12-03/owtu-petrotrin-negotiations-stalemate ]
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:50:01 +0000
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