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Bermuda Industrial Union

Letters to the Editor

"New Board must work together"

January 12, 2013 Dear Sir, Allow me to comment on ‘BIU hits out over appointments’. The leader of the BIU is upset that he is not represented on the Permanent Arbitration Tribunal .Perhaps the way the previous administration appointed persons to boar...
Jan 15, 2013
Letters to the Editor

"DJLT should stand in my shoes"

December 21, 2012 Dear Sir, The recent comments of Royal Gazette columnist DJLT in which he cited so-called Trade Union mentality and the reluctance of Trade Unions to address clear misbehaviour on the part of employees who happen to be union members...
Jan 12, 2013
Other

"BIU hits out over board appointments"

Government board appointments made by the new One Bermuda Alliance administration came under fire from Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert yesterday. He asserted that Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy appears to have shut the door on th...
Jan 12, 2013
Editorials

"Commonsense must prevail"

This newspaper has recently put on record that it is a firm believer in unions — but in the same article it also called for unions to exercise some commonsense. So the latest sabre rattling by Bermuda Industrial Union President Chris Furbert is somew...
Jan 12, 2013
Budget

"Union and Government to talk"

Bermuda Industrial Union President Chris Furbert will hold a press conference this morning in the lead up to the first of a series of meetings with the new Minister of Home Affairs. The conference, which gets underway at 10.30am at BIU Headquarters w...
Jan 10, 2013
Other

"Dockers return to work"

Local importers and distributors breathed a deep sigh of relief when unionised port workers who walked off the job returned to work yesterday on the Hamilton docks. Following a hastily arranged meeting with the new Minister of Home Affairs, the two s...
Jan 09, 2013
Other

"Dock workers return to work, dispute to be sent to arbitration"

One day after portworkers downed tools, Stevedoring Services and the Bermuda Industrial Union have reached an interim agreement. A statement released by Container Ship Management said: "We have been informed the discharge of the Oleander will commenc...
Jan 08, 2013
Budget

"Docks at a standstill in layoffs dispute"

Much needed medical supplies, perishable goods and other imports sat stranded on the Hamilton docks yesterday when unionised port workers downed tools. Prompted by notices of layoffs, Bermuda Industrial Union President Chris Furbert asserted “nothing...
Jan 08, 2013
Letters to the Editor

"Start trusting more, Furbert"

December 30, 2012 Dear Sir I usually turn right off whenever Chris Furbert opens his mouth. I'm from the other side of his coin, management, and although I admire his support for his union brothers and sisters, it's his ability to avoid dealing with ...
Jan 02, 2013
Letters to the Editor

"Leave the ego behind"

December 20, 2012 Dear Sir Many, many congratulations to the One Bermuda Alliance. When I woke up the day after the election, I was relieved to know that my home; my family’s home; and my friends and relatives have a chance at a healthier Bermuda. Th...
Dec 28, 2012
Letters to the Editor

"The docks issue"

December 20, 2012 Dear Sir, In response to questions generated in the media, I wish to make the following comments. First and foremost the suggestions that the port and port workers are “inefficient” are simply not true. Despite our differences with...
Dec 21, 2012
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